Legal Opinion
United States v. Vergil Vladimir George
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 6, 2017No. 16-14812PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Vergil George appeals his total 259-nionth sentence, imposed after a jury convicted him of multiple crimes stemming from his drug-dealing and identity-theft activities. After careful review of the briefs and the record, and with the benefit of oral argument, we conclude the district court did not clearly err in applying the firearm enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(b)(l) and the premises enhancement under § 2Dl.l(b)(12). However, the district court plainly erred in not allowing George to allocute before pronouncing sentence. Thus, we vacate and remand for…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States v. Anthony RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
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