Legal Opinion

United States v. Linda Wright

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 4, 1989No. 88-1277PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Linda Wright appeals her sentence under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 as amended, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3551-3586. Wright contends that the district court erred in applying criminal history enhancements under sections 4Al.l(d) and (e) of the Sentencing Guidelines promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission. We affirm.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. On November 3, 1987, appellant Linda Wright escaped from a federally contracted half-way house where she was serving a sentence for armed bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). She was arrested on February 28,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Jose Gubiensio-Ortiz v. Al Kanahele, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center, San Diego, California, United States of America v. Raul Chavez-SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  4. United States v. Ofchinick, Daniel R. (Jr.). Appeal of Daniel Ofchinick, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Chavez-SanchezSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. United States v. ReeseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. James Cantu SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Christopher WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Willie Frank GoolsbyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Debra AlessandroniCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992

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