Legal Opinion

United States v. Alandous Briggs

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 27, 2019No. 18-1415PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barrett, Circuit Judge.

Alandous Briggs pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm after officers found drugs and firearms at his home during a parole visit. At sentencing, the district court applied a four-level enhancement for possessing a firearm in connection with felony possession of drugs. But because the district court made essentially no factual findings connecting Briggs's firearms to his felony drug possession, we reverse and remand for resentencing.

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In December 2016, Indiana state parole officers conducted a parole visit at Alandous Briggs's home. After consenting to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. Michael LepageCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. ClintonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. United States v. Tirado-NievesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2024

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