Legal Opinion

United States v. Willie J. Burke, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 19, 2017No. 16-16458PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether the term •‘prior sentence,” United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual'§ 4Al.l(a) (Nov. 2015), includes a state sentence imposed after a defendant’s initial federal sentence but before the district court vacated that sentence and resentenced him. Willie Burke Jr. pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and an armed career criminal, id. § 924(e), and was sentenced in 2010. In 2011, a Florida court sentenced him for attempted armed robbery, armed robbery, and kidnapping to facilitate a felony or…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  3. United States v. Stephen Martin BeddowCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. LockleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010

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