Legal Opinion
United States v. Carl Hillstrom
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 12, 1993No. 92-7237PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Carl Hillstrom was convicted of escape from federal custody, 18 U.S.C. § 751. Under the Sentencing Guidelines, the base offense level for escape is thirteen. See U.S.S.G. § 2Pl.l(a)(2). However, under § 2P1.1(b)(3) of the Guidelines, a defendant is entitled to a four-point reduction in the base offense level portion of the grid if he or she “escaped from the non-secure custody of a community corrections center, community treatment center, ‘halfway house,’ or similar facility.” U.S.S.G. § 2P1.1(b)(3). There is no dispute that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Donald E. McGannCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Thomas Lowell ShawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. AgudeloDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1991
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- United States of America in No. 98-1146 v. David Rex Yeaman in No. 98-1102Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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