United States v. John Edward Knight

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

John Edward Knight pled guilty to bank robbery. Knight and the government entered into a stipulation which stated that Knight had accepted responsibility for the offense that he had committed and that Knight was entitled to a two-level reduction under the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court found that Knight had not accepted responsibility because it concluded that a plea of guilty, without other affirmative acts, is insufficient to justify the reduction under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Knight’s plea of guilty was subject to a written…