United States v. Iyaun Bell

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Iyaun Bell pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Prior to sentencing, the district court calculated Bell’s advisory Guidelines range based in part on the conclusion that Bell had a prior conviction that qualified as a “crime of violence” under United States Sentencing Guidelines - Manual (U.S.S.G.) § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A), a calculation which increased the advisory .Guidelines range. After the district court sentenced Bell to thirty-seven months of imprisonment, Bell filed this appeal arguing his prior conviction does not qualify as a crime of violence. We…