Legal Opinion

United States v. Bryant

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 8, 2009No. 08-1160PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

On September 14, 2007, defendant Chris Bryant pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with distribution of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). At a sentencing hearing on December 19, 2007, the district court sentenced Bryant to ninety-months imprisonment, based in part on its determination that he qualified as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. The court also imposed a five-year term of supervised release. In this appeal, Bryant challenges the district court’s career offender designation and the district court’s determination that…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Valentin-De-Jesus v. United HealthcareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. David Sklar, United States of America v. David SklarCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  4. United States v. Dávila-FélixCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012

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