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United States v. Liddon Young

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 29, 2016No. 14-2383-crPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge.

The principal question presented is whether, in the circumstances of this case, the imposition of sentencing enhancements under both U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(5) and U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) based on the same underlying conduct — transferring firearms with reason to believe they would be used in felony offenses — constituted “double-counting” clearly prohibited by the United States Sentencing Commission (the “Sentencing Commission”).

Defendant-appellant Liddon Young contends that imposing both sentencing enhancements did constitute such prohibited double-counting,…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Mertens v. Hewitt AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. FernandezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. DorveeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by17 opinions

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