Legal Opinion

United States v. James E. Jackson

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 9, 2005No. 03-3571PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

James Jackson pled 'guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and he was sentenced to 121 months’ custody. Jackson now appeals and brings statutory and constitutional challenges to his sentence. We find that the district court incorrectly calculated Jackson’s sentence by failing to cap his offense level at 30, as required by U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(a)(3) (2002), and we remand this case back to the district court for resen-tencing. In light of this remand, we need not address Jackson’s arguments under United States v. Booker, — U.S. -,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. SantosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. John JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. Daniel MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  2. United States v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. Michael J. BrissonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Rex BlackCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. Brisson, Michael J.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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