United States v. Alan Randall Dorsey

RONEY, Chief Judge:

Alan Randall Dorsey pled guilty to four counts of bank robbery and one escape count occurring in three different states. The district court departed from the recommended federal guidelines sentence, found Dorsey to be a career offender, and sentenced him to 262 months in prison.

On appeal, Dorsey contends that (1) the guidelines unconstitutionally delegate congressional authority over criminal sanctions to the Sentencing Commission, (2) the presence of judges on the Commission violates the separation of powers doctrine, and (3) the guidelines were improperly applied in his…