Legal Opinion
United States v. Meeks
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 5, 2012No. 10-5336PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant appeals the district court’s decision to sentence him as a career offender. Because Defendant’s prior Kentucky convictions for first degree wanton endangerment qualify as crimes of violence, and because Defendant’s arguments under 21 U.S.C. § 851 lack merit, we AFFIRM.
I
Following a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Rex Dean Meeks was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Defendant’s criminal history included two…
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