Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Everett Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1994No. 93-5514, 93-5515PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
Defendant Joseph Everett Thomas appeals from 60-month concurrent sentences imposed on him after he pled guilty to three counts of bank fraud. Although under the federal sentencing guidelines the defendant’s range was 24 to 30 months, the district court determined that a sentence in this range would not adequately reflect the defendant’s extensive prior criminal record. The court departed upward and imposed 60-month sentences. The sole issue on appeal is the propriety of the district court’s decision to depart.
The defendant’s primary argument is that the district court…
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