United States v. Gerald Vontsteen, A/K/A Skip Vontsteen, 919 F.2d 957 (5th Cir. 1990). · Go Syfert
United States v. Gerald Vontsteen, A/K/A Skip Vontsteen, 919 F.2d 957 (5th Cir. 1990). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“we hold that a finding that a defendant has previously engaged in fencing activities is not a prerequisite for offense level enhancement under former sentencing guideline section 2b1.2(b)(3)(a).”
83 citation events (7 in the last 25 years) across 12 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: United States v. Jamie Reay MacKay A/K/A Kevin Neil Carpenter (ca5, 1994-09-20) · Strongest negative: United States v. John L. St. Cyr (ca1, 1992-10-15)
Treatment trajectory · 1991 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1991 2008 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 26 distinct citers.
examined Cited "but see" United States v. John L. St. Cyr (4×) also: Cited as authority (rule), Cited "see, e.g."
1st Cir. · 1992 · signal: but cf. · confidence high
But cf. Esquivel, 919 F.2d at 957 (implicitly rejecting a regularity requirement in finding a new, but very sophisticated, fencing operation to be a business).
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) United States v. Jamie Reay MacKay A/K/A Kevin Neil Carpenter (2×) also: Cited "see"
5th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
we hold that a finding that a defendant has previously engaged in fencing activities is not a prerequisite for offense level enhancement under former sentencing guideline section 2b1.2(b)(3)(a).
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) United States v. Mackay (2×) also: Cited "see"
5th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
we hold that a finding that a defendant has previously engaged in fencing activities is not a prerequisite for offense level enhancement under former sentencing guideline section 2b1.2(b)(3)(a).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Sharon Saunders
11th Cir. · 2003 · confidence medium
See, e.g., United States v. Cottman, 142 F.3d 160, 166 (3d Cir.1998); Sutton, 77 F.3d at 94 (‘“A thief need not know the length of his fence’s resume to be encouraged to commit other crimes.... ’ ”); Mackay, 33 F.3d at 497 ; United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 961 (5th Cir.1990).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Myat Maung
11th Cir. · 2001 · confidence medium
See Warshawsky, 20 F.3d at 214 ; United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959-60 (5th Cir.1990); Bras lawsky, 913 F.2d at 468 .
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Myers
5th Cir. · 1999 · confidence medium
See also United States v. Mackay, 33 F.3d 489, 497 (5th Cir.1994) (upholding enhancement under former § 2B1.2(b)(4)(A) because there was sufficient evidence to support the district court’s finding that the defendant bought stolen item from another person, even though there was evidence which contradicted that finding); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 960 (5th Cir.1990) (“it is because someone else stole the shoes sold by Esquivel that ... the fencing operation falls within the intended purview of the background to and text of former section 2B1.2(b)(3)(A).”).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Cottman (2×) also: Cited "see"
3rd Cir. · 1998 · confidence medium
See United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir. 1990); United States v. McMinn, 103 F.3d 216, 219-21 (1st Cir. 1997); United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214-15 (6th Cir. 1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 960 (5th Cir. 1990).
examined Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Stanley Cottman (4×) also: Cited "see"
3rd Cir. · 1998 · confidence medium
See United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir.1990); United States v. McMinn, 103 F.3d 216, 219-21 (1st Cir.1997); United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214-15 (6th Cir.1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 960 (5th Cir.1990).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Cottman (2×) also: Cited "see"
3rd Cir. · 1998 · confidence medium
See United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir. 1990); United States v. McMinn, 103 F.3d 216, 219-21 (1st Cir. 1997); United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214-15 (6th Cir. 1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 960 (5th Cir. 1990).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. McMinn
1st Cir. · 1997 · confidence medium
See, e.g., Sutton, 77 F.3d at 94 ; United States v. Zuniga, 66 F.3d 225, 229 (9th Cir.1995); United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214-15 (6th Cir.1994); United States v. King, 21 F.3d 1302 , 1303 n. 2 (3d Cir.1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959 (5th Cir.1990); see also St.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. McMinn
1st Cir. · 1997 · confidence medium
See, e.g., Sutton, 77 F.3d at 94 ; ___ ____ ______ United States v. Zuniga, 66 F.3d 225, 229 (9th Cir. 1995); United _____________ ______ ______ States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214-15 (6th Cir. 1994); ______ __________ United States v. King, 21 F.3d 1302 , 1303 n.2 (3d Cir. 1994); _____________ ____ United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959 (5th Cir. 1990); see _____________ ________ ___ also St.
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Terry Al Collins
8th Cir. · 1997 · confidence medium
See United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214 (6th Cir. 1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959 (5th Cir. 1990); United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir. 1990).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Terry A. Collins
8th Cir. · 1997 · confidence medium
See United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214 (6th Cir.1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959 (5th Cir.1990); United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir.1990).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Terri A. Payseno
8th Cir. · 1997 · confidence medium
See United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214 (6th Cir. 1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959 (5th Cir. 1990); United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir. 1990).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Terri A. Payseno
8th Cir. · 1997 · confidence medium
See United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214 (6th Cir.1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959 (5th Cir.1990); United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir.1990).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Sutton
5th Cir. · 1996 · confidence medium
United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214 (6th Cir.1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959 (5th Cir.1990); United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir.1990) (enhancement docs not apply to a defendant who sells property that he himself has stolen).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector ZUNIGA, Defendant-Appellant
9th Cir. · 1995 · confidence medium
United States v. Warshawsky, 20 F.3d 204, 214 (6th Cir.1994); United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959 (5th Cir.1990); United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir.1990) (enhancement does not apply to a defendant who sells property that he himself has stolen).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Leroy Warshawsky (93-1345) Ira Warshawsky (93-1346) and Ted Warshawsky (93-1473)
6th Cir. · 1994 · confidence medium
A person “in the business of receiving and selling stolen property” is a person once referred to less flatteringly as a “fence.” United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 959 (5th Cir.1990) (section 2B1.2(b)(4)(A) “refers to a person engaged in what are generally known as fencing operations”); United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir.1990) (“The common understanding of a person in the business of receiving and selling stolen property is a professional fence_”).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Robert L. King (2×)
3rd Cir. · 1994 · confidence medium
This is true regardless of “the length of [the] fence’s resume.” United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 960 (5th Cir.1990).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Rosa
2d Cir. · 1994 · signal: cf. · confidence medium
Cf. United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 960-61 (5th Cir.1990) (in-the-business increase may be appropriate even if the defendant had never received stolen goods prior to the charged transactions).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Rosa
2d Cir. · 1994 · signal: cf. · confidence medium
Cf. United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 960-61 (5th Cir.1990) (in-the-business increase may be appropriate even if the defendant had never received stolen goods prior to the charged transactions).
examined Cited as authority (rule) United States v. St. Cyr (5×) also: Cited "see", Cited "see, e.g."
1st Cir. · 1992 · confidence medium
See, e.g., United States v. Connor, 950 F.2d 1267, 1275 (7th Cir. ___ ____ _____________ ______ 1991) (stressing the importance of past criminality to an ITB determination); Esquivel, 919 F.2d at 960 (assessing the ________ characteristics of defendant's fencing operation and finding it sufficiently businesslike); United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d _____________ __________ 466, 466 (7th Cir. 1990) (finding that the defendant was not "in the business" where he sold only goods that he, himself, had stolen). 9 2.
discussed Cited "see" Wood v. State
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Vontsteen, 910 F.2d 187, 194 (5th Cir.), reh. granted, 919 F.2d 957 (1990): "The court's authority to retrofit a sentence for multicount convictions after some are affirmed, and others are reversed looms as an integral component of the trial judge's broad sentencing discretion." [1] Section 944.275, Fla. Stat. (1989).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Vigil
10th Cir. · 2011 · signal: see also · confidence medium
The Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits applied a “fence test,” in which “the sentencing courts merely examine[] the defendant’s operation to determine: (1) if stolen property was bought and sold, and (2) if the stolen property transactions encouraged others to commit property crimes.” Warshawsky, 20 F.3d at 215 ; see also United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 960 (5th Cir.1990); Braslawsky, 913 F.2d at 468 .
cited Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Mario Salemi
2d Cir. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence medium
See also United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 960-61 (5th Cir.1990); United States v. Braslawsky, 913 F.2d 466, 468 (7th Cir.1990).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Rowland
E.D. Va. · 1994 · signal: compare · confidence medium
Compare United States v. Connor, 950 F.2d 1267, 1275 (7th Cir.1991) (enhancement applies only to those who have previously engaged in significant illegal conduct similar to the instant offense) with United States v. Esquivel, 919 F.2d 957, 961 (5th Cir.1990) (finding that defendant previously engaged in fencing activities not a prerequisite to enhancement).
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Gerald VONTSTEEN, A/K/A Skip Vontsteen, Defendant-Appellant
89-2745.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Dec 11, 1990.
919 F.2d 957
H. Michael Sokolow, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defender, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant., Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.
Clark, Gee, Politz, King, Johnson, Garwood, Jolly, Higginbotham, Davis, Jones, Smith, Duhé, Wiener, Barksdale.
Published

ON SUGGESTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC

(Opinion August 17, 1990, 5 Cir., 1990, 910 F.2d 187)

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GEE, POLITZ, KING, JOHNSON, GARWOOD, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, DUHÉ, WIENER and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges. BY THE COURT:

A member of the Court in active service having requested a poll on the suggestion for rehearing en banc and a majority of the judges in active service having voted in favor of granting a rehearing en banc,

IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be reheard by the Court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs.