Legal Opinion

United States v. Tolbert

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 10, 2012No. 10-6467PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant John Tolbert, Jr. pled guilty to a charge of assaulting a federal officer, resulting from an incident in which he struck a Deputy United States Marshal in the head with a plastic water pitcher at the conclusion of another trial. At sentencing, the district court found that the pitcher constituted a “dangerous weapon” under the circumstances, and it applied the recommended four-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2A2.2(b)(2)(B). On appeal, Tolbert argues that the examples given in the definition of what constitutes a dangerous weapon…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Duncan v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Begay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. United States v. Bernard Chester WebbCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  4. Tapia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. United States v. Charles Anthony Davidson (03-6544) Debra Ann Davidson (03-6549)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. United States v. Rodney HenryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. GilliardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. William SchockCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017

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