Legal Opinion
United States v. Garrett
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 2008No. 06-3982PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Garrett challenges the district court’s calculation of his criminal history score under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, arguing that the court erred when it included his prior conviction for bail jumping in its assessment of his criminal history. In this appeal, we consider the issue of whether a state conviction for bail jumping is “similar to” the offense of contempt of court under the Sentencing Guidelines, which would result in the exclusion of the conviction from a defendant’s criminal history score. We find that it is, and for reasons set forth below, we…
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