Legal Opinion

United States v. Dean

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided May 5, 2010No. 08-4439PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge GOODWIN joined.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Antonio Bernard Dean challenges the imposition of a “career offender” sentence enhancement under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines following his conviction on a drug possession charge. Dean was eligible for that enhancement only if the two predicate offenses upon which it was based were “separated by an intervening arrest.” See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 4A1.2(a)(2) (2007). Dean argues that in determining that an intervening arrest had occurred, the…

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