U.S. v. MATCHETT

No. 14-10396.

802 F.3d 1185 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Calvin MATCHETT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 21, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Drew Dirosa , U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Kathleen Mary Salyer , Timothy J. Abraham , Wifredo A. Ferrer , Vanessa Sisti Snyder , U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Brenda Greenberg Bryn , Federal Public Defender's Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Michael Caruso , Federal Public Defender, Imee Ferrer , Federal Public Defender's Office, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, JULIE CARNES, and SILER, Circuit Judges.


This appeal presents an issue of first impression for this Court: whether the vagueness doctrine of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment applies to the advisory Sentencing Guidelines. Calvin Matchett pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and now challenges both...

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