Legal Opinion
United States v. Fields
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 13, 2001No. Nos. 99-3138 and 99-3139PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:
Thomas “Woozie” Fields and Bernard “Tadpole” Johnson appeal from judgments of convictions following a jury trial in the District Court. We affirm the convictions of both defendants. However, because we find that plain errors in sentencing affected defendants’ substantial rights and undermined the fairness of the sentencing proceedings, we vacate the sentences and remand the case to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. Background
This case involves the prosecution and…
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