Legal Opinion

United States v. Scott

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 7, 2011No. 10-10964PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Antonio DeEric Scott pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, for which he was sentenced to 63 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release. He appeals the district court’s adding three criminal-history points to his base offense level for three prior “crime of violence” sentences that were not already counted because they were grouped with a fourth sentence. Specifically, Scott argues that U.S.S.G. § 4Al.l(f) 1 requires adding points to uncounted “crimes of violence” rather than to uncounted sentences. According to Scott, the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. CooksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. RuizCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. United States v. John Heard, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. David DiehlCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. Howard HalversonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. Peter GroceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. Ernesto FuentesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014

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