Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 15, 2007No. 06-30855PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Earnest Jones III pleaded guilty, without a plea agreement, to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. He received a non-guideline sentence of 60 months, a departure of 23 months from the top of his guideline range. He appeals, claiming that the court based the sentence on the inappropriate factor of his lengthy arrest record. On plain error review, we affirm.
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Jones was arrested while in possession of a firearm. He admitted that he was on probation for a conviction eleven days earlier in Louisiana state court of attempted possession with intent to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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