Legal Opinion

United States v. Brazell

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 15, 2007No. 06-30102PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Robert Brazell appeals the application of a two-point enhancement at sentencing. We reverse and remand.

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Brazell was indicted in the Southern District of Alabama in October 2004 for wilful failure to pay state court-ordered child support payments from April 2000 to April 2004 in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 228(a)(3). The case was transferred by consent to the Western District of Louisiana. Brazell pleaded guilty, and the parties entered into evidence a signed stipulation in which Brazell admitted that in November 1983 he had been ordered to pay monthly support for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. MaresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. Fortino Saucedo VillegasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Midstate Horticultural Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. United States v. Santana-CastellanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. EdelkindCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Victor Tavarez-LevarioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015

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