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- Title: United States v. Pherigo
- Author : Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 05, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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Submitted: November 6, 2002 William Gilyard, William Piercefield, and Steven Pherigo were indicted for possession with the intent to distribute over five grams of cocaine base, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Pherigo entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment. A jury found both Gilyard and Piercefield guilty of the charge. Gilyard was sentenced to 276 months' imprisonment, and Piercefield received a ninety-seven-month sentence. All three defendants appeal, urging a variety of grounds for reversal. Gilyard and Piercefield seek new trials. Piercefield, along with Pherigo, also seeks resentencing. We believe their arguments are without merit and affirm the district court. 2 I. Background The events that gave rise to this case began in January of 2001, when the Maryland Heights Police Department arrested Charles Owen while he was smoking crack in his automobile. He informed the officers that he had purchased the crack two hours earlier from Pherigo. According to Owen, Pherigo acquired the crack from Gilyard for $80. Pherigo and Owen met Gilyard at a designated location, paid him, and received about two grams of crack. Pherigo kept about half of the crack and gave the remaining portion to Owen.