Legal Opinion
United States v. Leon Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 2002No. 00-3381PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Leon Thomas was convicted by a jury of unlawful possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and for bartering a stolen firearm. Although each conviction carried a maximum sentence of ten years, Thomas was exposed to a sentence of no less than fifteen years on the possession conviction because of three prior felony convictions. The district court sentenced Thomas to life imprisonment, in part by cross-referencing the first degree murder guideline. Because we find that the district court’s application of the homicide cross reference was not based on sufficient findings,…
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