Legal Opinion
United States v. Defabian Shannon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 1996No. 95-2367PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Defabian Shannon challenges the sentence he received after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). For the following reasons, we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.
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On June 14, 1994, Shannon was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (Count I) and for intimidating a witness to the possession in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1) (Count II). The court appointed Paul Barrett to represent Shannon. Mr. Barrett reached a deal with the government in…
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