Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Harris
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 21, 2018No. 16-4398PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGORY, Chief Judge:
Christopher Harris appeals his twenty-year sentence for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana. He primarily argues that the district court erred by failing to consider non-frivolous mitigating factors, declining to apply a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility, and treating second-degree kidnapping under North Carolina law as a crime of violence under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Harris also argues that he should have been allowed to file his sentencing memorandum under seal in district court. Due to binding circuit precedent, we must…
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