United States v. Dimitri Powell

MEMORANDUM *

Dimitri Powell pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). He received a 10-year, statutory maximum sentence for this crime, despite a Sentencing Guidelines range of 77 to 96 months. Powell challenges this sentence on appeal, arguing: (1) the district court failed to properly calculate the Guidelines range by (A) treating a Washington second degree robbery conviction as a crime of violence and (B) applying an obstruction of justice enhancement without an evidentiary hearing; (2) the district court considered and…