Defendant appealed from his sentence imposed following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, arguing that the district court improperly increased his base-offense level because his prior Missouri conviction for second-degree robbery was not a “crime ...

Tagged with: Crime Of Violence Felon in Possession of Firearm Increased Base-Offense Level

Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court increased defendant’s base offense level after finding that his prior Arkansas conviction for robbery was a “crime of violence.” Defendant appealed, arguing that his Arkansas ...

Tagged with: Felon in Possession of Firearm Increase to Base-Offense Level Prior “Crime of Violence”

Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court sentenced defendant to 10 years’ incarceration after hearing testimony that defendant fired at a police officer trying to apprehend him. On appeal, defendant challenged the ...

Tagged with: Attempted Murder of Police Officer Felon in Possession of Firearm Sentencing Guidelines Calculation

Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court calculated defendant’s base-offense level and advisory guidelines range after concluding defendant had two prior convictions for a “crime of violence.” The district court rejected defendant’s ...

Tagged with: Felon in Possession of Firearm Prior Crimes of Violence Rejection of Downward Variance

Defendant entered a conditional guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm. On appeal, defendant challenged the denial of his motion to suppress, arguing that the search that discovered his firearm was based on police’s mistaken belief ...

Tagged with: Felon in Possession of Firearm Lack of Reasonable Suspicion Motion to Suppress Evidence

Defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court imposed a four-level, leadership-role sentencing enhancement. On appeal, defendant challenged the sentencing enhancement ...

Tagged with: Distribution of Methamphetamine Felon in Possession of Firearm Leadership Role Sentencing Enhancement

Defendant appealed from his sentence, imposed following a conditional guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm, after the government filed notice of the applicability of the Armed Career Criminal Act. On appeal, defendant argued that the ...

Tagged with: Armed Career Criminal Act Felon in Possession of Firearm Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence

Defendant was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court’s admission of evidence that defendant previously had been convicted of a felony involving a firearm. Where the prior-bad-acts evidence was relevant ...

Tagged with: Admission of Prior Felonies Felon in Possession of Firearm Prior Conviction Involving Firearm

Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court imposed a 15-year statutory minimum sentence under the ACCA, finding that defendant had committed three prior “violent felonies”. On appeal, defendant argued that his 1977 ...

Tagged with: Armed Career Criminal Act Felon in Possession of Firearm Violent Felony

Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court concluded that defendant had at least two felony convictions for a crime of violence or a controlled substances offense. On appeal, defendant argued that his ...

Tagged with: Calculation of Guidelines Range Crime Of Violence Felon in Possession of Firearm

Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. In the presentence investigation report, defendant was deemed to be an armed career criminal based on three prior convictions for violent felonies or serious drug ...

Tagged with: Armed Career Criminal Act Felon in Possession of Firearm Violent Felony