Legal Opinion

United States v. Winford Earl Brown

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 12, 1990No. 89-1999PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Winford E. Brown, who pled guilty to one count of armed robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (b) and one count of using and carrying a firearm during a federal crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), appeals the district court’s use of prior state court misdemean- or convictions in computing his sentence of eight years and ten months under the Sentencing Guidelines, arguing that the prior convictions were constitutionally tainted. We affirm.

On March 1, 1989, Brown pled guilty to a two-count indictment charging him with the attempted robbery of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Beard v. Whitley County REMCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  4. Ruben Ramirez Sanchez v. H.G. Miller, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Marion, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. Alfred JordanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. Marvin BerkowitzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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  3. United States v. Randolph JakobetzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Delbert R. HolmCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. Robert R. Cuppett v. Jack R. Duckworth, Superintendent, Indiana State ReformatoryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993

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