Legal Opinion

United States v. Larry P. Christopher

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 28, 2005No. 04-3946PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Defendanb-Appellant Larry P. Christopher appeals his sentence, arguing that the sentence offends the Sixth Amendment because the district court found facts man dating an increase in Christopher’s offense level under the United States Sentencing Guidelines. Christopher was convicted of mail fraud. The district court issued two alternative sentences: one in the event that the Guidelines remained binding in the aftermath of, Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), and the other in the event that the Guidelines were invalidated.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. United States v. Bernard Chester WebbCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Yervin K. BarnettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. AntonakopoulosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. United States v. Leonard Jermain WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. James Thomas McBrideCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Simpson, Joseph B.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Anastasios S. KatzopoulosCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006

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