UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DANIEL MATTHEWS; MARKEL LEVAIL LIVINGSTON - Articles

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Posted by: Karen Belcher on Oct 17, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Perry H. Piper, THE PIPER LAW FIRM, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellant Matthews.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Chistopher Bazeley, BAZELEY LAW, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant Livingston.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Charles P. Wisdom Jr., Carlton S. Shier, IV, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Judge(s): NALBANDIAN, MATHIS, and RITZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at London

MATHIS, Circuit Judge. Daniel Matthews and Markel Livingston participated in a drug-trafficking enterprise that distributed fentanyl and methamphetamine. Matthews pleaded guilty to drug and firearm offenses. Livingston pleaded guilty to a drug offense. The district court sentenced Matthews to 228 months in prison and Livingston to 74 months in prison.

For the reasons above, we AFFIRM the district court’s judgments.

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