United States v. Anthony

DECISION AND ORDER

LYNN ADELMAN, District Judge.

Defendant John Anthony entered guilty pleas to charges of possessing a firearm as a felon (count one) and possession of 5 grams or more of crack cocaine with intent to distribute (count two). At the time of the plea, the parties understood that defendant would likely qualify as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1 on count two, but they did not expect that he would qualify as an armed career criminal under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) on count one. I advised defendant of the penalties he faced consistent with that understanding, i.e. a statutory…