Byline: Derek Hawkins
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Alfred E. Jerry
Case No.: 20-1298
Officials: SYKES, Chief Judge, and HAMILTON and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Sentencing Guidelines Plain Error
Alfred Jerry robbed a cellphone store at gunpoint and then pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951. When he committed this crime, Jerry had previous state convictions for robbery and attempted murder. At sentencing in this case...