Legal Opinion

United States v. Anthony Williams

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 11, 2017No. 16-1392Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Anthony Williams pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), (d), and brandishing a firearm during the robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(l)(A)(ii). On the government’s motion under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1, the district court imposed a below-guidelines sentence on the robbery count to reward Williams for cooperating in the prosecution of his getaway driver. In this direct appeal from his sentence, Williams principally contends that the district court erred by resolving the § 5K1.1 motion without taking into account his assistance in an unrelated homicide investigation. He also contends…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Melendez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. United States v. Luis James Valencia and Sergio AgueroCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Brian K. McMutuary and Dante A. GrierCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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