Genesis Lee Whitted v. United States
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Whether the district court improperly expanded Guideline § 1B1.3 by including drug amounts associated with conduct occurring significantly outside the dates of the indictment, resulting in an artificially high drug weight calculation and base offense level, and the Fourth Circuit erred in holding this to be relevant conduct despite a substantial time interval
QUESTION PRESENTED L WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT IMPROPERLY EXPANDED GUIDEINE § 1B1.3 BY INCLUDING DRUG AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONDUCT OCCURRING SIGNIFICANTLY OUTSIDE THE DATES OF THE INDICTMENT, RESULTING IN AN ARTIFICALLY HIGH DRUG WEIGHT CALCULATION AND BASE OFFENSE LEVEL, AND THE FOURTH CIRCUIT ERRED IN HOLDING THIS TO BE RELEVANT CONDUCT DISPITE A SUBSTANTIAL TIME INTERVAL. ii