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United States v. Garrett

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
Jun 11, 2019
Case No. 18-3816 (6th Cir. Jun. 11, 2019)

Opinion

Case No. 18-3816

06-11-2019

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANTWOINE GARRETT, Defendant-Appellant.


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File Name: 19a0298n.06 ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO BEFORE: MERRITT, THAPAR, and READLER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM. Antwoine Garrett pled guilty to attempted possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Relying on our precedent in United States v. Evans, the district court found that Garrett had at least two prior felony convictions for either crimes of violence or controlled substance offenses, meaning he qualified for a career offender sentencing enhancement. 699 F.3d 858, 867-68 (6th Cir. 2012); see also U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 4B1.1 (U.S. Sentencing Comm'n 2016). But one of Garrett's prior convictions may have been for an attempted controlled substance offense. And while Garrett's appeal was pending, the en banc court determined that attempt crimes no longer qualify as controlled substance offenses for purposes of the career offender enhancement. United States v. Havis, No. 17-5772, 2019 WL 2376070, at *1, *3-4 (6th Cir. June 6, 2019) (en banc). Thus, we VACATE and REMAND for the district court to consider in the first instance whether Garrett qualifies for the career offender enhancement in light of Havis.


Summaries of

United States v. Garrett

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
Jun 11, 2019
Case No. 18-3816 (6th Cir. Jun. 11, 2019)
Case details for

United States v. Garrett

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANTWOINE GARRETT…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 11, 2019

Citations

Case No. 18-3816 (6th Cir. Jun. 11, 2019)

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