Legal Opinion
United States v. Paula L. Buford
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 12, 2000No. 99-1834PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Following her plea of guilty to armed bank robbery, see 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d), Paula Buford was sentenced to 188 months’ imprisonment. The judge calculated an offense level of 31 (including all adjustments) after finding that she is a career offender. This led to a sentencing range of 188 to 235 months’ imprisonment. If she is not a career offender, then her sentencing range is only 84 to 105 months.
A defendant is a career offender if (1) the defendant was at least eighteen years old at the time the defendant committed the instant offense of conviction,(2) the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Icicle Seafoods, Inc. v. WorthingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental Bank N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Buford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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- United States v. Dennis D. BestCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. StathamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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