Legal Opinion

United States v. Gunter

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 9, 2008No. 07-1291PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Johnny Gunter appeals the judgment of sentence entered by the District Court following resentencing. Appellant contends that the District Court erred in: (1) failing to understand its discretion to consider Appellant’s arguments relating to disparities created by the crack-to-powder ratio; and (2) imposing a concurrent sentence on Count 5 in excess of the statutory maximum. Although we will affirm the overall length of the sentence because the District Court properly followed this Circuit’s and the Supreme Court’s case law, we will…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Spears v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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  5. United States v. RussellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009

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