Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie McCall
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 12, 2019No. 18-4143PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDSON, Circuit Judge:
Willie D. McCall appeals his federal prison sentence for distributing 1.2 grams of methamphetamine. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines recommended a sentence of 30 to 37 months. But the sentencing court found the Guidelines range too low based on McCall's criminal history and a more elusive concern about the interstate nature of his conduct. So the court varied substantially upward and sentenced McCall to ten years in prison.
McCall argues that the district court erred in varying upward based on these two considerations. We agree that the court erred in relying on the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Harry HargroveCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- United States v. Louis GuglielmiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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