Legal Opinion
United States v. Renard R. Butler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 2015No. 14-2770PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant, Renard R. Butler (“Butler”), was convicted on two counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 472 and sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, he argues that the district court erred in calculating his sentence by improperly assigning two criminal history points to a prior state conviction for forgery. Butler contends that the conduct underlying this prior conviction is part of the instant offense and, as such, should be considered relevant conduct under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3 instead. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On Atigust 20, 2012, Butler was detained following a…
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