Legal Opinion

United States v. Zerry Feaster

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 25, 2015No. 14-13978PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge:

Sometimes turning lemons into lemonade can be difficult. But making felony convictions into misdemeanor convictions is even more challenging. It takes an act of Congress — an act of Congress that did not occur in this case.

Zerry Feaster was convicted of seven felony counts of theft of public money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. The stolen amounts charged in the seven counts totaled $2,300. Feaster now asks us to hold that her seven felony convictions are actually misdemeanor convictions because each separate conviction involves a sum that does not exceed $1,000.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. Terrance SheltonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Charles Crawford, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. BarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. GhertlerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Anthony RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015

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3Cited by10 opinions

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