Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard A. Scarborough
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1985No. 84-5123PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
This case is an appeal from a criminal conviction challenging the defendant’s enhanced sentence as a dangerous special offender under 18 U.S.C. § 3575.1 Scarborough was convicted of possession of a firearm after having been convicted as a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. II § 1202(a). The district court sentenced Scarborough to two years in prison for violating the gun statute and to five additional years as a dangerous special offender. Scarborough now appeals, claiming that the enhancement of the two year sentence was improper. We reverse.
I
Scarborough was arrested…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Gary Bowdach, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by20 opinions
- United States v. Randy Lamont Patterson AKA Randy Brown, Marcus Wayne Edmundson, Tony Burton, Don Grogans, and Billy Ray BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Robert William Jones, United States of America v. Donald Eugene JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Brown v. BerghuisDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2009
- United States v. Gene Willard GaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Benton D. BurtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.