· 8/15/1990
United States v. Kelvin E. Wilkins
Citations
- 911 F.2d 337
- 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 14010
- 1990 WL 116877
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- confirming Congressional intent that sentences for multiple firearms convictions under § 924 be served consecutively
- “A defendant need not be separately charged or convicted of the underlying offense to be convicted under [§ 924(c)].”
- “Criminal defendants do not have a constitutional right to individualized sentences, and the legislature may set fixed mandatory and determinate sentences for particular offenses.”
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Judges: Choy, Fletcher, Fitzgerald
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