Legal Opinion
United States v. Bruce Loren Latimer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1993No. 91-50420PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Bruce Latimer challenges his classification as a career offender under § 4B1.1 of the Sentencing Guidelines following his 1991 conviction for armed bank robbery and for use of a firearm during a crime of violence.1 Because he was designated a career offender by the district court, Latimer was sentenced to a period of 26 years and 10 months in prison, followed by a 5-year term of supervised release. Of Latimer's nearly 27 years in prison, 15 of these years came solely as a result of his being classified as a career offender.
Whether Latimer is to be…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Ladner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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- United States v. David Olon HarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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