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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DEMETRIUS EUGENE WOODSON

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Jun 3, 2020

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Paul L. Nelson, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Timothy VerHey, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Judge(s): GRIFFIN, THAPAR, and READLER, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids

CHAD A. READLER, Circuit Judge. The target of Demetrius Woodson’s interstate diamond-stealing scheme, it seems, could only be Jared. Woodson and his accomplices stole nearly $100,000 in diamonds from over a dozen Jared jewelry stores in six states. Following Woodson’s guilty plea to charges of conspiring to commit offenses against the United States, the district court applied a two-level sentencing enhancement after finding that a central part of Woodson’s scheme was perpetual relocation to avoid law enforcement. See U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(10)(A). On appeal, Woodson argues that his practice of returning to his “home base” in Toledo means he never “relocated” the scheme, for Guidelines purposes. We reject his argument and AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

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