Legal Opinion
United States v. Winter
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 25, 1994No. 93-1769PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
It is common wisdom that the past is prologue, foreshadowing the future. When convicted criminals rise to be sentenced in a federal court, the career offender guideline, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, imbues that aphorism with a special meaning. 1 In such a setting, however, all past crimes are not regarded as equal; the guideline is fueled only by previous felony convictions for crimes of violence and controlled substance offenses. See id.
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