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031982P.pdf 09/06/2005 United States v. Duane Carl Carpenter
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 03-1982
Southern District of Iowa
[PUBLISHED] [Murphy, Author, with Heaney and Smith, Circuit
Judges]
Criminal case - Sentencing Guidelines. For the court's initial opinion
in the case, see U.S. v. Underwood, et al., 364 F.3d 956 (8th Cir. 2004).
District court did not err in denying motion to suppress evidence seized
during a search of defendant's home; defendant was not entitled to a
Franks hearing as he failed to make a substantial preliminary showing
that a false or reckless statement was made in support of the warrant
application; evidence was sufficient to support conviction for conspiracy,
manufacturing methamphetamine and endangerment of human life while
manufacturing methamphetamine; 21 U.S.C. Sec. 858 is not
unconstitutionally vague; conviction under both 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841(a)(1)
and 21 U.S.C. Sec. 860 violates double jeopardy since one of the
elements of Section 860 is violation of Section 841(a)(1); as a result,
defendant's conviction and sentence for the lesser included offense of
manufacturing methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 must
be vacated; district court did not err in imposing enhancement for
leadership role or in calculating the drug quantity; nor did the court err in
finding defendant was a career offender for purposes of Guidelines Sec.
4B1.1; on remand from the Supreme Court for further consideration in
light of Booker, the court applies Pirani's plain error analysis and
concludes defendant is not entitled to Booker relief as