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United States v. Ronnie Duke

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 29, 2017No. 16-2128PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Ronnie Edward Duke was sentenced to a 97-month term of imprisonment for assaulting an Assistant United States Attorney at a hearing in a separate case. During the incident, Duke struck the attorney’s head against and pushed the attorney’s legs into a table in the courtroom, causing bruising and an abrasion. At sentencing, the district court determined that the table was a “dangerous weapon” under the United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines Manual (“the Guidelines”), which triggered sentencing enhancements that Duke challenges…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. United States v. Tony Jerome MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. David J. FarrowCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Jordie CallahanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. William MillironCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
  2. United States v. Jermaine ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
  3. United States v. Randall HollonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
  4. Gholston v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2023
  5. United States v. Chaderick McClainCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020

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