Legal Opinion

United States v. Carter

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 1, 2010No. 09-4451PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HARWELL, District Judge:

This case presents the question of whether a defendant’s sentence may be enhanced under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.2 for reckless endangerment during flight when the defendant enters the residence of another person without that other person’s permission. Defendant, Billy Wayne Carter, appeals his forty-six month sentence resulting from his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base,, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Carter asserts that the district court clearly erred by enhancing his sentence two levels under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.2 based on the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Scott NaleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. William Ellwood Roberts, Jr., United States of America v. Ernest Delano Thompson, United States of America v. Thurman Carroll MottCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Errol William SloleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Jacob Harrison, Jr., United States of America v. Casey Seon BurnettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. JimenezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. Aaron ShellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
  2. United States v. Kevin DenningsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
  3. United States v. Shamauri ShiversCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2022
  4. United States v. HoffarthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Aaron ShellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015

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