By: Derek Hawkins//December 9, 2019//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Arthur L. Robinson
Case No.: 18-2295
Officials: BAUER, RIPPLE, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Sentencing Guidelines
Arthur Robinson pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm. At his sentencing hearing, the district court considered and rejected defense counsel’s argument that the Sentencing Guidelines calculation double counted Mr. Robinson’s past convictions. Mr. Robinson raised the argument again when he had the opportunity to speak. He also attempted to mitigate his conduct by explaining the circumstances surrounding his arrest. The court rejected Mr. Robinson’s arguments as frivolous and then revoked the three-point reduction for acceptance of responsibility that it had granted him earlier. Because the district court clearly erred in concluding that Mr. Robinson did not accept responsibility, we vacate the judgment and remand for resentencing.
Vacated and remanded