Legal Opinion
United States v. Mosley
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 23, 2009No. 08-1783PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
At stake in this appeal is whether Kyle Mosley’s state-law conviction for resisting and obstructing a police officer, Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.81d(l), is a crime of violence under the sentencing guidelines. We hold that it is not.
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In 2008, Mosley pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court calculated a guidelines range of 77 to 96 months, and it sentenced Mosley to 96 months. See U.S.S.G. Ch. 5 Pt. A.
One feature of the calculation bears on this appeal. The district court increased Mosley’s…
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