Legal Opinion
United States v. Yang
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 9, 2024No. Criminal No. 2023-0100Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Criminal Action No. 23-100 (JDB) TYNG JING YANG, Defendant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Criminal Action No. 23-284 (JDB) ZACHARIAH BOULTON, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Section 4C1.1 of the Sentencing Guidelines, effective November 1, 2023, provides for a two-level reduction in offense level for defendants with zero criminal history points who also meet various other criteria. Among these criteria is that “the defendant did not use violence or credible threats of violence in connection with the offense.”…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Tanzin v. TanvirSupreme Court of the United States · 2020
- United States v. Hart, JasonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- United States v. KeletaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- United States v. Lorenzo TurnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2022
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