Legal Opinion
United States v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 11, 2017No. 16-2059PPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Karim Davis challenges his 151-month prison sentence on appeal, after he pled guilty in 2016 to drug crimes, arguing that the district court erred in (1) sentencing him as a career offender based on his prior drug convictions under N.Y. Penal Law §§ 110 and 220.31; and (2) applying the criminal-livelihood enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(b)(15)(E). There was no error, and we affirm his sentence.
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After indictment in 2015, Karim Davis pled guilty in August 2016 to two counts of drug trafficking: (1) possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine base and (2)…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. AlmenasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
- People v. KassebaumNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- United States v. WhindletonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
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