U.S. v. BENNS

No. 12-51038.

740 F.3d 370 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rickey D. BENNS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alexander Lee Calhoun , Austin, TX, Margaret Mary Embry , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before OWEN, SOUTHWICK, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:

Rickey Benns appeals his sentence and restitution order following his conviction for making false statements relating to a credit application. Because we agree that the district court erred in calculating the loss amount attributable to him under the Sentencing Guidelines and in awarding restitution based on relevant conduct, we VACATE Benns' sentence and restitution order and REMAND the case to the district court for resentencing...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases