United States v. Tignor

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ALBRITTON, Senior District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Bernardo Tignor (“Defendant”), who previously pled' guilty to two counts in a federal criminal indictment, has submitted two objections to the United States Probation Officer’s computation of the advisory sentencing range under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G”). The dispute centers on how the initial base offense level should be calculated. The Government argues that, because Defendant’s criminal record includes prior convictions for two so called “crimes of violence,” it is proper to use a higher…