Legal Opinion
United States v. Jimmy Lee Rutledge
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1994No. 93-6596PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(e), and sentenced to almost 25 years in prison, the defendant appeals both his conviction and his sentence. The conviction is challenged on the ground that the trial court erred in overruling an objection to “improper and inflammatory remarks” made in the prosecutor’s closing argument. The sentence is challenged on the ground that the trial court erred in enhancing the defendant’s guideline sentence range on the basis of a crime (aggravated assault or reckless…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. CondrenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Caroll A. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Darryl Nichols PayneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- James v. United States District Court for the Northern District of IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- United States v. Kevin Joseph PlutaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Mendoor Lamont Smith, United States of America v. Darrian Deangelis JordanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. William JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
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