Legal Opinion
United States v. Kenneth Higgins
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 17, 1997No. 97-5006PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by the government of a criminal sentencing order. The defendant, Kenneth Higgins, was sentenced for an offense committed while serving a previous term of imprisonment. The district court ordered a portion of the sentence to run concurrently with the previously imposed sentence. The issue on appeal is whether the district court properly construed its discretion to order concurrent sentencing in view of Sentencing Guideline § 5G1.3. The district court had jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3231, and we have jurisdiction over the appeal of…
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