Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Andrew Nottingham

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 19, 1990No. 89-5553PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a criminal sentence imposed under the sentencing guidelines. The issue is whether sentencing guideline 5G1.3 mandated the district court to order that defendant’s sentence run consecutively to the unexpired term he was serving for a parole violation. 1 The underlying issue is whether guideline 5G1.3, by limiting the discretion of the district court in this situation, conflicted with the enabling legislation, 18 U.S.C. § 3584 (1988).

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On March 30, 1988, Robert Nottingham was paroled under the mandatory release program from…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United States v. Robin F. WillsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Angel OrtizCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Gwendolyn FossettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Richard CianscewskiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. United States v. RahmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. John P. MosconyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Robert HolifieldCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  4. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Robert J. Shewmaker, Sr., and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. John Timothy MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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