United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's sentence is vacated where the district court misread the US Sentencing Guidelines when it concluded that they authorized imposition of a prison term outside a range of 33-41 months for defendant's Hobbs Act violation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/30/2005
• Published 03/30/2005

Judges

• Before:  NELSON and COOK, Circuit Judges;  ROSEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Terry M. Cushing, Assistant United States Attorney, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.  James A. Earhart, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Terry M. Cushing, Michael A. Bennett, Assistant United States Attorneys, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.   James A. Earhart, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.