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U.S. v. WATSON

No. 06 3012.

476 F.3d 1020 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Talib D. WATSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 23, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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.

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

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

A jury found Talib D. Watson guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and of possession of marijuana. The United States Sentencing Guidelines, which at that time were thought to be mandatory, called for the district court to increase Watson's sentence above what it would have been for those crimes alone because of his prior convictions. Watson appealed and this court remanded...

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