Legal Opinion
United States v. Gordon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2003No. 03-60085PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
John Christopher Gordon appeals his conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. His appeal raises issues of ineffective assistance of counsel and whether the district court’s application of U.S.S.G. § 4A1.1(b) was plain error. Because the record before us is insufficient, we decline to consider Gordon’s ineffective-assistance claims. Because we find that the district court plainly erred in adding two points to Gordon’s criminal history score under § 4A1.1(b), we vacate and remand the matter for further proceedings.
Gordon’s presentence report calculated a criminal…
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