Legal Opinion
United States v. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2010No. 09-1733PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Aaron Anderson was found guilty of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B). At sentencing the district court2 imposed a two-level enhancement for possession of a dangerous weapon after a gun was found in a storage shed connected to Anderson. With this added enhancement, the district court sentenced Anderson to 360 months’ imprisonment. Anderson now appeals, arguing that the district court erred by applying the two-level gun enhancement and that the resulting sentence is unreasonable. For the reasons…
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