Legal Opinion

United States v. Dominic McDonald

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 9, 2017No. 15-4682PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEDD, Circuit Judge:

Dominic Xavier McDonald pled guilty to four counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He now appeals his 188-month sentence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

I

Over the course of two weeks in October 2014, McDonald illegally sold six firearms, several of which he had stolen, to a cooperating defendant. First, McDonald sold a .22 caliber revolver, which was loaded with eight rounds of ammunition. Two days later, he sold a 9mm pistol containing ten rounds of ammunition. Next, McDonald and another individual sold two…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Freeman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. United States v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Erasto Gomez-JimenezCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014

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