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Leon thomas12/12/2023 ![]() ![]() As far as we can tell, the pistol that Thomas possessed was also not used to shoot at Leal. See Smith, 5 F.3d at 260 (defendant used firearm to shoot and kill partygoer). This is important because, unlike the defendant in Smith, the pistol that Thomas was found in possession of was not the weapon used to kill Leal. Most significantly, because Leal was not shot with his own gun, we do not know if Thomas even possessed a firearm before or at the time of the murder. And, the evidence that Thomas was found in possession of Leal's pistol the day after the murder, and Detective Titus's testimony that the blood on Thomas's t-shirt was due to Thomas getting into the car after Leal had been shot, could support the conclusion that Thomas's involvement occurred after Leal's death. Leal's gun." We are unable to determine if the theft and possession resulted in Leal's death or if Leal's death precipitated the theft and possession. All the court found was that Thomas was "involved" in Leal's murder and "the theft of Mr. ![]() The problem here is that the district court did not make any findings that Thomas's conduct put into motion a series of events that led to Leal's death. § 5K2.1, to a defendant who transported a minor across state lines for the purpose of prostitution who was killed, presumably by a customer). 1992) (affirming application of the general "death results" guideline, U.S.S.G. 1993) (approved application of homicide cross reference to a defendant who fired recklessly into a group of New Year's Eve partygoers killing one of them) United States v. We affirmed concluding that irrespective of whether Walls fired the fatal shot, his conduct resulted in the bystander's death. The district court cross-referenced Walls's conviction for possession of a firearm while a felon with the homicide guidelines, reasoning that Walls "put in motion this series of events that resulted in the taking of a human life." Id. For example, in Walls, the evidence introduced at sentencing demonstrated that the defendant gathered a group of armed men, proceeded to a rival's house where a gunfight ensued, and fired a shot into a crowd in which an innocent bystander was killed. ![]() Generally, this means that the defendant's possession of a weapon during the commission of another offense "put into motion a chain of events that ended in a tragedy." Id. “I saw how they worked with other artists who are friends of mine and liked how they did things.To determine "if death resulted," the sentencing court must ascertain whether the defendant's conduct was "intentional or reckless" and whether death was "a foreseeable risk" of that conduct. “They are a subsidiary of Capitol Records and it was really exciting to work with The neo-soul and pop-oriented vocalist also had a stint early on with Rostrum Records until he totally went off on his own and discovered a prime distribution opportunity for Genesis with Priority Records. I collaborated with Elle Varner, Buddy and Post Malone on it.” After the acting stuff I went back in the studio for three or four months and finished the album at my house. I had 12 songs that I whittled down to seven. “I took some time off in there to do some acting. It was a process of about three years,” explains Thomas on the path that led to his current recording status. “After that I thought I needed a chance to carve out some time for myself as an artist. He also went on to produce songs for Ariana Grande, Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign. At 17 Thomas got the chance to work with Babyface, who mentored the burgeoning artist in the art of writing and producing. That partnership eventually led to Thomas winning a Grammy in 2015 for production on Toni Braxton’s Love, Marriage & Divorce. Through Grammy-winning engineer-producer Bob Power he learned the mechanics of recording studios. His fortunes truly changed in his latter teens when he leaped head first into the music production world. ![]() With his feet firmly planted in show business, young Thomas wanted to expand his knowledge beyond working under the footlights and in front of a camera. Hailing from a musical family, Thomas grew up in New York City and appeared in many Broadway productions as a child. At 13 years old he was signed to Columbia Records while concurrently in the cast of various Nickelodeon channel TV shows such as Victorious and iCarly. Although just tapping his mid-20s, the charismatic Leon Thomas has already had a lifetime of professional experience as a musician, actor and producer. ![]()
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