Legal Opinion
United States v. Shawn L. Binford
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 1997No. 96-2419PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Shawn L. Binford initially received two consecutive prison sentences — 60 months for a drug conspiracy conviction and 60 months for a firearm conviction. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Bailey v. United States, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995), 1 Binford successfully petitioned the district court under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his firearm conviction. At resentencing, the district court applied a two-level enhancement to Binford’s offense level for the drug conspiracy charge to reflect that Binford possessed a firearm during a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. Juan Pimienta-Redondo, United States of America v. Alfredo PupoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Charles ShueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. James CaputoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by74 opinions
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- Tommy L. Rutledge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Mark A. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Howard HandaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Barry Davis, A/K/A "Mark Johnson"Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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