Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit June 22, 2009, 08-2997 (United States v. Goodson)

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Tony Goodson pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fifty or more grams of crack cocaine after two prior felony drug convictions. The district court

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found that

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the prior convictions were for separate offenses, resulting in a mandatory sentence of life in prison under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A).