Legal Opinion
United States v. Ayers, Lee
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 8, 2005No. 04-3143PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Chief Judge.
Defendant Lee Ayers was convicted by a jury of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On appeal he challenges his sentence, which was imposed after the Supreme Court’s decision in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), but prior to its decision in United States v. Booker, — U.S. —, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). The district court, aware that the United States Sentencing Guidelines were vulnerable after Blakely, imposed a sentence…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- United States v. Jerome CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Jose Fernando Garcia-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- United States v. Henry, WalterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
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