Legal Opinion
United States v. Jenkins
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 15, 2009No. 08-4588PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue in this ease is whether, for purposes of a four-level sentence enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6), the defendant’s unlawful possession of a firearm was “in connection with” his possession of cocaine base. The district court found that it was, and we affirm.
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At 11:45 p.m. on March 21, 2007, the Charleston Police Department received a report that an individual had been firing a weapon near the corner of Johnson Street and Nassau Street in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Officers went to this location and within fifteen minutes found…
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