Legal Opinion

United States v. Clanton T. Bennett

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 18, 1997No. 96-5091PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Clanton T. Bennett appeals the district court’s determination that he was a “career offender” for purposes of sentencing enhancement. Because it was unclear that Mr. Bennett’s prior conviction for second-degree burglary was for a “crime of violence,” the sentence must be vacated, and the ease remanded for resentencing.

I. BACKGROUND

After pleading guilty to a single count of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), Mr. Bennett was sentenced to a prison term of 170 months. The district court enhanced the term of Mr. Bennett’s sentence based on its determination that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. Richard Eugene SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. Rodney KirkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Carlos Jesus GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Willie Taw NewsomeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. ZamoraCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. Thomas W. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. Hill, William D.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Demetrius Jackson, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Rivera-OrosCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009

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