United States v. Ishmael Abdullah

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

Ishmael Abdullah pled guilty to two federal offenses, one for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, and the other for being a felon in possession of a firearm. When he was sentenced, the District Court concluded that he was subject to sentencing enhancements for, among other things, being a career offender under § 4B1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G." or "the guidelines"). That conclusion was based in part on Abdullah's 2015 conviction for third-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon under § 2C:12-1(b)(2) of…