United States Fourth Circuit

It was not incumbent on the district court to review the transcripts of the government's audio recordings to ensure their accuracy, when the parties themselves did not point to any inaccuracies. Failure to apply career offender guideline was error where a prior judgment of conviction encapsulated multiple findings of guilt as to a handful of separate offenses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/31/2004
• Published 03/31/2004

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Eric Jason Foster, Asheville, N.C., for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.  Sandra Jane Hairston, Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, N.C., for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. ON BRIEF:  Anna Mills Wagoner, United States Attorney, Greensboro, N.C., for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.