Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Richard Russell
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 1990No. 89-8920PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals from a sentence imposed under the Sentencing Guidelines. Defendant Paul Richard Russell pled guilty to two counts: (1) armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) & (d); and (2) using or carrying a deadly weapon during the commission of a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). In the original sentencing hearing, the district judge ruled unconstitutional the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, Pub.L. 98-473, 98 Stat. 1837, 1987 (1984), and imposed sentence under pre-existing law. After the Supreme Court upheld the…
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