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U.S. v. BISSONETTE

No. 01-3622.

281 F.3d 645 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher BISSONETTE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 20, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Frank Dallet, Joy Bertrand (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for plaintiff-appellee.

Nancy Joseph (argued), Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, for defendant-appellant.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Christopher Bissonette argues that under the plain meaning of § 4B1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, he should not have been sentenced as a career offender — which shows the degree to which "plain meaning" is in the eye of the beholder.

When a bystander tried to stop a bar fight Bissonette was involved in, Bissonette pulled out a knife and stabbed the man, inflicting a one-inch stab wound to his abdomen...

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