Legal Opinion

United States v. James Ronald Hazelwood

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 23, 2005No. 03-6232PublishedCited by 183 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

DefendanU-Appellant James Ronald Ha-zelwood pleaded guilty to charges of federal bank robbery and the use of a firearm to commit a violent felony. He now appeals three different sentencing enhancements applied by the district court. We find no error in the application of enhancements for reckless endangerment during flight and for Hazelwood’s criminal history. However, because we find that the application of two separate penalties for making a “threat of death” and for the use of a firearm during a felony would constitute prohibited “double counting” under the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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3Cited by183 opinions

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