Legal Opinion
United States v. Jason Lee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 6, 2016No. 13-10517PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge HURWITZ; Dissent by Judge IKUTA.
OPINION
HURWITZ, Circuit Judge:
Jason Lee was convicted of distributing crack cocaine. He appeals only the resulting sentence. Because we find that the district court erred by imposing a career offender enhancement under § 4Bl.l(a)(3) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”), we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.
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Lee. had two prior California drug convictions. ■ In light of those -convictions, after the jury found Lee guilty of distributing crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), the…
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