Legal Opinion

United States v. Mekail Jones

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 10, 2014No. 13-1020PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RENDELL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Mekail Omar Jones appeals his sentence of 120 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Jones makes three claims of error by the District Court. First, he argues that his prior conviction for vehicular flight should not have counted as a crime of violence under the sentencing guidelines. Second, Jones contends that his conduct in this case did not support a guideline enhancement for assault on a police officer. Third, he states that the District Court erred by presuming his guidelines range to be…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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3Cited by14 opinions

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