U.S. v. SIMPSON

No. 04-3129.

430 F.3d 1177 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph B. SIMPSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 13, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa B. Wright, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender. Neil H. Jaffee and Mary M. Petras, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, entered appearances.

Elizabeth H. Danello, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. On the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Assistant U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese, III, Catharine A. Hartzenbusch, and Mary B. McCord, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: GARLAND, Circuit Judge, and SILBERMAN and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge.

Joseph B. Simpson, a citizen of Jamaica, pled guilty to re-entering the United States unlawfully after having been deported following conviction for an aggravated felony. Due to uncertainty regarding the continued validity of the United States Sentencing Guidelines in the months after the Supreme Court decided

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