Legal Opinion
United States v. Deberry
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 2009No. 09-1111PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun and was sentenced to 57 months in prison. The only ground of his appeal is that the govern ment should have filed a motion under section 3E 1.1(b) of the federal sentencing guidelines, which would have entitled him to a further sentencing discount for acceptance of responsibility.
Section 3E1.1 provides that “(a) If the defendant clearly demonstrates acceptance of responsibility for his offense, decrease the offense level by 2 levels, (b) If the defendant qualifies for a decrease under subsection (a),…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Wade v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Nelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- United States v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Juan Espinoza-CanoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. NewsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- United States v. ReevesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- United States v. NurekCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- United States v. DivensCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
- United States v. Garcia-CarrilloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
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