Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Aaron Green
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 6, 2006No. 05-4270PublishedCited by 310 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge GREGORY joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge.
Charles Aaron Green pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Although Green qualified as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, having two prior felony convictions for drug trafficking, the district court decided not to sentence Green as a career offender because that status “does not fit Mr. Green.”
The government appealed, and we review the district court’s sentence…
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