Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Alexander Byrd
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1995No. 94-1821PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Defendant, Michael Byrd, pled guilty to a two-count indictment charging unarmed bank robbery. See 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). The plea was pursuant to a Fed.R.Crim.P. 11 agreement which provided that any sentence imposed would not exceed 155 months. Because of defendant’s extensive prior felony record, the sentencing guidelines required that he be sentenced as a career offender. This resulted in a guideline range of 151-188 months.
At sentencing, defendant sought a downward departure based upon the fact that both of the robberies to which he pled guilty were…
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- United States v. Phillip S. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Jesus Enrique Barrera-BarronCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by112 opinions
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