Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles WILLETT, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1996No. 95-10234PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Charles Willett appeals the 156-month prison sentence imposed on him by the district court. He contends that the court erroneously added a two-level enhancement to his base offense level for the possession of a dangerous weapon (a knife and a silencer) in addition to the five-year consecutive prison sentence it imposed for possession of a firearm (a .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol). He also argues that under the Supreme Court’s recent decision, Bailey v. United States, — U.S.-, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995), his guilty plea and conviction are no…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. ReeseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Guido Riascos-Suarez A/K/A Kennedy Diuza-RiascosCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- United States v. ClevelandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Paul KnoblochCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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