Legal Opinion

United States v. Richard Cole, III Jonathan Johnson

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 19, 2004No. 02-5839, 02-5840PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FORESTER, District Judge.

The Defendants, Richard Cole, III (“Cole”) and Jonathan Johnson (“Johnson”) appeal the sentences imposed on them by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee pursuant to the 2001 United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”), resulting from their convictions for kidnapping, assault, and the use of a firearm during a crime of violence. 1

On appeal, Cole presents the following arguments: (1) the district court erred when it utilized U.S.S.G. § 2A3.1, instead of U.S.S.G. § 2A4.1 for the kidnapping offense; (2) the district court should not…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. McPherson v. KelseyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  4. Buford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Citizens Awareness Network, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  3. United States v. CatalanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. James Williams, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011

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