Legal Opinion

United States v. Williamson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 2, 2010No. 09-10079PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Ronnie Williamson appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court committed procedural error when it denied a one-point reduction for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1(b). We affirm.

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A jury previously convicted Williamson of violating 18 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) by possessing with the intent to distribute 50 or more grams of cocaine. We remanded for a new trial. See United States v. Williamson, 533 F.3d 269 (5th Cir.2008). The government then charged Williamson, in a one-count superseding bill of information, with the lesser…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. Francisco TelloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. Gonzalez-TerrazasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. Sanchez-RuedasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. WheelerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Kelly Phaneuf v. Dorene M. Fraikin, Kathleen Binkowski, Plainville Bd. Of Ed., Town of Plainville and Rosemarie Cipriano, Docket No. 04-4783-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. Carlo CastroCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  3. United States v. Armelinda CastilloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  4. United States v. MountCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. HaggertyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013

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