Legal Opinion
United States v. Jackie Lee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2013No. 11-10460PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The district court committed three significant errors at Jackie Yong Lee’s sentencing. First, the court failed to use the Guidelines as a starting point. Instead, it determined the sentence it desired to impose and then decided the extent of the Guidelines reduction to be afforded, in order to make the sentence fit within the Guidelines. This was the converse procedure to that which it was required to follow. Second, it incorrectly calculated the Guidelines range when it held that Lee pled guilty to transporting methamphetamine that was 80 percent pure. Third, it failed to determine a…
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