United States v. Samuel France

DANNY C. REEVES, District Judge.

Samuel France appeals his 200-month sentence based on the district court’s determination that he qualifies as a career offender under § 4B1.1 of the sentencing guidelines. For the following reasons, we vacate France’s sentence and remand the case for resentencing.

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The facts underlying this appeal are not in dispute. As set forth in the Presen-tence Investigation Report, France was indicted in March 2008 on one count of distributing fifty grams or more of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He pleaded guilty to that charge two months later. Prior…