Legal Opinion

United States v. Watkins

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 6, 2004No. 02-4174PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Terrence Watkins appeals the sentence imposed by the district court following his guilty plea for one count of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344. When Watkins did not appear for his sentencing on October 10, 2002, the district judge found him “voluntarily absent” and sentenced him in absentia pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 43(c). In addition, pursuant to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual (“U.S.S.G.”) § 3C1.1 (2001), the district judge increased Watkins’s offense level by two levels on grounds that Watkins absconded from presentencing…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Charles PerryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Marie Antoinette Jackson-RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. Dana Ray MorrisonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Larry Eugene Tilford,defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Linda L. DefeoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael A. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. Emmanuel Trencell MerrittCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2024
  3. United States v. Pedro Heredia-PrietoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. Rivera-NazarioCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2023
  5. United States v. Rivera-NazarioCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2023

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