Legal Opinion
United States v. Ellis Edwin Bolding, United States Sentencing Commission, Amicus Curiae
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1989No. 88-5820PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
The United States government appeals from an order sentencing Ellis Edwin Bold-ing to two years for his conviction for escaping from federal custody, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 751(a) and 2. The district court concluded that the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq. [the Act] was unconstitutional and, therefore, sentenced Bolding without regard to the Sentencing Guidelines promulgated pursuant to the Act. We reverse and remand for imposition of a sentence in accordance with the Guidelines.
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On February 12, 1988, Bolding was convicted of escaping…
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