Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 2010No. 09-50059PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
Maria Williams appeals her conviction on two counts of forcible assault of a federal officer under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1). She also argues that an undisputed Apprendi error at sentencing requires the court to vacate her sentence and remand for resentencing. We affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Maria Williams was arrested on May 31, 2008, in El Paso for forcibly resisting or assaulting a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1). Military police officers Harris and Putnam and Sergeant Eichmann responded to a…
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