Judge orders new sentencing report in ‘Bigo’ Barnett case as appeal looms

Washington County Sheriff booking of Richard Barnett, January 8, 2021.  (Special to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Washington County Sheriff booking of Richard Barnett, January 8, 2021. (Special to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

The federal judge who presided over Richard "Bigo" Barnett's jury trial has ordered the U.S. Probation Office to prepare a revised sentencing guidelines calculation assuming that one of the eight charges under which Barnett was convicted is vacated on appeal.

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