KINDER – Appellant
Versus
U. S, (1992) – Respondent
Rehearing Denied Aug. 18, 1992. See U.S. , 113 S.Ct. 10.
On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Justice WHITE, dissenting.
Petitioner Larry Kinder presents three issues related to his guilty plea and sentence for conspiring to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute: (1) the burden of proof at the sentencing hearing; (2) district court reliance on conduct made [504 U.S. 946, 947] the basis of counts dismissed pursuant to a plea bargain; and (3) Fifth Amendment self-incrimination implications of the acceptance of responsibility guideline, United States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual (USSG), 3E1.1 (Nov. 1991). The Courts of Appeals have come into conflict on each of these issues, which reflect important and recurring problems in procedures under the Sentencing Guidelines. For the following reasons, I would grant the petition for certiorari as to each of these issues.
Petitioner was arrested following an undercover investigation into major methamphetamine de
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