Legal Opinion

United States v. Johnson

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 20, 2015No. 14-1063-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DRONEY, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant John Johnson appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Arterton, /.), imposing a thirty-six-month term of incarceration after Johnson violated a condition of his supervised release. On appeal, Johnson argues that the district court erred in determining the maximum term of incarceration by reference to the classification of his original offense at the time of its commission. Johnson argues that, because the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub.L. No. 111-220, 124 Stat. 2372 (“FSA”), had since amended the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Dorsey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  5. Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2012

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3Cited by5 opinions

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