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United States v. Kevin Joseph Pluta

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 22, 1998No. 19-3056PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Kevin Joseph Pluta (“Pluta”) seeks to have us set aside his guilty plea or, ■ in the alternative, to reduce the sentence he received for being a convicted felon in pos- ■ session of a firearm. Specifically, Pluta finds fault with the district court for: (1) refusing to grant his motion to withdraw his guilty plea; (2) sentencing him as an armed career criminal; (3) enhancing his sentence to offense level 34 pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 4B1.4(b)(3)(A); and (4) departing upward from the sentencing ranges provided in the guidelines by two offense levels. For the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Custis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. United States v. Mirna Rivera, United States v. Robert AdamoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Michael CarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. United States v. Herrera-ZunigaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. Curtis N. MackCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. Timothy Allen WennerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  4. United States v. Richard Hough (00-3380) Lamont Needum (00-3381) Anthony Gibbs (00-3417) Chad Gibbs (00-3434) Antwan Woods (00-3592)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Bernard H. Ellis, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006

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