Legal Opinion

United States v. Wayne Lewis Wessells, (Three Cases)

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 11, 1991No. 90-5196, 90-5197 and 90-5198PublishedCited by 146 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Chief Judge:

This appeal challenges the propriety of the district court’s grouping of offenses for sentencing purposes under Sections 3D1.1 et seq. of the federal Sentencing Guidelines. Finding that this appeal is not precluded by the waiver of right to appeal sentencing which the defendant signed as part of his plea agreement, we affirm the district court’s sentencing.

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On March 16, 1988, police in Arlington County, Virginia discovered twenty-one firearms at the home of Wayne Wessells. Eighteen of these firearms, having moved in interstate commerce, were subject to the provisions of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Kenneth Wayne Daughtrey, A/K/A Kenneth Wayne DaughtryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. Langford WigginsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Dickie Edward TolerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. John Edward Clark, A/K/A Eddie Hatcher, Timothy Bryan Jacobs, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Benjamin Franklin PopeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by146 opinions

  1. United States v. James BushertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. Herbert John MarinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. ManiganCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Brian MelanconCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Josephine L. Broughton-Jones, A/K/A Josie BroughtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995

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