Legal Opinion

United States v. Knight

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 4, 2010No. 09-4282PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Judge AGEE joined.

OPINION

TRAXLER, Chief Judge:

Shonitha Knight pleaded guilty to a felon-in-possession charge, see 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(g) (West 2000), and was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment. Knight appeals, raising various challenges to the calculation of her Guidelines sentence. Finding no error that warrants reversal, we affirm.

I

Knight lived in a hotel in Gastonia, North Carolina. Police knocked on her door after getting reports about an unusual amount of activity around her room; Knight…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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3Cited by59 opinions

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