Legal Opinion

United States v. Taylor

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 12, 2016No. 16-7028PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Tommy Taylor was convicted by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and (2), and was sentenced to 110 months’ imprisonment. On direct appeal, this court remanded for resentencing because Taylor’s sentence was based in part on the application of the residual clause of U.S.S.G; § 4B1.2(a)(2), which has been held to be unconstitutionally vague. On remand, the district court sentenced Taylor to a term of imprisonment of 87 months. Taylor again appeal's, arguing that the district court incorrectly calculated his…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  3. Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  5. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  5. United States v. McCranieCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018

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