Court Error – Procedural Error and Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//July 18, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Gregory F. Young

Case No.: 16‐3733

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Court Error – Procedural Error and Sentencing Guidelines

Gregory F. Young pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. He challenges his sentence on appeal, asserting that the court procedurally erred by relying on a clearly erroneous fact and by incorrectly applying guidelines commentary when determining his sentence. We affirm.

Affirmed

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