United States Seventh Circuit

A sentence on counts relating to the distribution of crack cocaine and an enhancement based on the inclusion of defendant's bail jumping conviction is vacated and remanded where bail jumping under Michigan's state law is "similar to" contempt of court under U.S.S.G. section 4A1.2(c)(1)(B) and warrants exclusion from his criminal history score.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/07/2008
• Decided 06/10/2008
• Published 06/10/2008

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey M. Anderson, Peter M. Jarosz (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Daniel T. Cook (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, Richard H. Parsons, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.