United States v. Wilson
Jan 01, 2014OUTCOME: Resentencing after Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
My client had a significant criminal history and was caught after a lengthy chase with contraband. He determined to enter a plea to a reduced charge but, because of his criminal record, and because of ... the nature of his offense he became categorized as a "Career Offender", and was facing the certainty of 15 years in prison. At the sentencing phase of this case I vigorously objected that one of the "predicate'" offenses for him to be found to be a Career Offender was not in fact properly scored and the client shouldn't be found to be a Career Offender at all. The trial judge overruled my objection and I took the matter to the United States Court of Appeals where I won the Appeal. Mr. Wilson was resentenced from the original 15 years to a 5 year sentence, A very good result for this client who was extremely happy with that result.
