U.S. v. WALKER

No. 04-4405.

473 F.3d 71 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America v. Michael WALKER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed January 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Enid W. Harris, Harris & Van Jura, Kingston, PA, Counsel for Appellant.

Thomas A. Marino, United States Attorney, John C. Gurganus, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Scranton, PA, Counsel for Appellee.

Before FUENTES and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges, and PADOVA, District Judge.


Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) December 12, 2006.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PADOVA, District Judge.

Michael Walker appeals his sentence from a conviction in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for numerous firearms, robbery and drug charges. At issue is whether the 55-year consecutive mandatory minimum portion of his sentence on the firearms charges violates the Fifth and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution...

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