Legal Opinion

United States v. Gary Washington

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 26, 2013No. 11-14177PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JORDAN, Circuit Judge:

Sometimes a number is just a number, 1 but when the number at issue triggers an enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines, that number matters. In this appeal we decide whether the government presented sufficient evidence that 250 or more persons or entities were victimized by the fraud scheme in which Gary Washington participated. Because the government failed to put on any evidence that there were 250 or more victims, we vacate Mr. Washington’s sentence and remand for the district court to resentence Mr. Washington with a 2-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. §…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. John WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. Alejandro CastellanosCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. CantyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. ArcherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Lisa Hunter, a.k.a. Lesa HunterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. United States v. Manuel RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. Cora Cadia FordCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. Tanganica CorbettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Keyiona Marvete WrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Laurence IsaacsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014

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