Legal Opinion

United States v. Gayton

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 25, 2008No. 05-4514Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FUENTES, Circuit Judge:

Christopher Gayton appeals from his 100-month sentence following a guilty plea for drug-related offenses. He argues that the District Court erred when it stated it had no authority to consider Gaytoris fully discharged three-year state prison sentence on unrelated charges under the United States Sentencing Guidelines. For the reasons stated below, we will affirm. 1

Because we write exclusively for the parties, we only discuss the facts and proceedings to the extent necessary for resolution of this case. In May 2002, Gayton was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States v. Juan PardoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. Rodney PrayCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004

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