United States DC Circuit

Sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and of possession of marijuana is reversed where the district court plainly erred in thinking the statutory maximum to which defendant could be sentenced was 20 years, when in fact it was 10 years.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/27/2006
• Decided 02/23/2007
• Published 02/23/2007

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stacy D. Belf argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the briefs were Peter M. Brody and Kevin J. Post.


• For Appellees:
  
• Valinda Jones, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III and D. Ames Jeffress, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.