Damon D. Williams v. United States
I.
When imposing maximum , consecutive sentenc es for two convictions for
attempted interference with commerce by robbery (18 U.S.C. § 1951) —arising out of
two discrete events taking place on two different nights —did the District Court abuse
its discretion by implicitly premising its sentencing on an erroneous application of
the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and a pretextual consideration of 18 U.S.C. § 3553
factors exclusively related to the operative facts underlying one conviction but not the
other ?
II.
When imposing maximum, consecutive sentences for two convictions for
attempted interference with commerce by robbery (18 U.S.C. § 1951) —arising out of
two discrete events taking place on two different nights —did the District Court
violate Petitioner's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights by applying the murder cross
reference USSG § 2A1.1 based on dismissed charges that previously arose out of the
operation of law instead of relevant conduct of Mr. Williams underlying those
dismissed charges ?
Whether the District Court abused its discretion in imposing maximum consecutive sentences for attempted robbery by erroneously applying Federal Sentencing Guidelines and improperly considering sentencing factors