U.S. v. Palmer, No. 98-30181 (9th Cir.) (183 F.3d 1014) (July 6, 1999) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas)
Loaded on Sept. 1, 1999
published in Punch and Jurists
September 20, 1999
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Sentences - Adjustments and Departures.
In this case the Ninth Circuit held that a sentence enhancement that complied literally with the plain language of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A) and its commentary was nevertheless improper because the use of that enhancement in this case “impermissibly conflicts with its governing statute, 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20).“ (Id., at1015). Section ...
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