Legal Opinion
United States v. Garrett
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 12, 1989No. 88 CR 807PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HART, District Judge.
A jury convicted James Garrett of three offenses: possession of a firearm by a felon (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)); possession of a weapon to facilitate a narcotics trafficking offense (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)); and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)). The ultimate question for this court is the proper sentence under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
Mr. Garrett has moved to strike the Guidelines calculation. He raises three issues. First, he claims the government failed to prove that he meets the criteria for…
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