Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles Michael McKINNEY, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1989-02-14
Citations: 866 F.2d 781
Docket Number: No. 88-1720
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles Michael McKINNEY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GEE, WILLIAMS, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 866
Pages: 781–781

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles Michael McKINNEY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 88-1720.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 14, 1989.
David J. Ferrell, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.
LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Michael R. Hardy, Asst. U.S. Atty., Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appel-lee.
Before GEE, WILLIAMS, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
It is settled in our Circuit that the United States Sentencing Guidelines went into effect on November 1, 1987 and are to be applied in punishing crimes committed on or after that date. See, e.g., United States v. Byrd, 837 F.2d 179 (5th Cir.1988). McKinney's drug offense occurred on November 13, 1987; his attempt to avoid guideline sentencing for it must fail,
AFFIRMED.