Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//November 21, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Odell Givens

Case No.: 16-4198

Officials: BAUER, FLAUM, and SYKES, Circuit Judges

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines

Givens raises three challenges to his sentence. First, he contends that the court erred by imposing the supervised release condition prohibiting him from traveling outside the jurisdiction without permission. Second, he argues that the written judgment’s inclusion of a $400 special assessment was error because the court failed to include it in its oral pronouncement of his sentence. Finally, he contends that the written judgment erroneously fails to define “excessive use of alcohol.” The sentence is affirmed and the case is remanded for the limited purpose of correcting the written judgment regarding excessive use of alcohol.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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