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The Fifth Circuit affirmed a 210-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The court dismissed challenges regarding sentence reasonableness and Eighth Amendment proportionality.
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The Fifth Circuit affirmed a 210-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The court dismissed challenges regarding sentence reasonableness and Eighth Amendment proportionality.
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