Legal Opinion

United States v. Phinazee

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 7, 2008No. 06-5730PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcKEAGUE, J., joined by Rogers, J.,

MERRITT, J. (pp. 521-28), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Rafael Phinazee was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute crack and powder cocaine. The presentence report (“PSR”) calculated his total offense level at 38 and placed him in a criminal category of VI, which resulted in a Sentencing Guidelines range of 360 months’ imprisonment to life.1 The district court initially sentenced Phinazee to 360 months’ imprisonment. After his appeal to this court and a subsequent remand in light of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220,…

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