United States v. Bishop

SENTENCING ORDER

WOODCOCK, District Judge.

On September 8, 2004, a jury found Defendant Daniel Ralph Bishop guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Scheduled to be sentenced on May 9, 2005, Mr. Bishop has raised three legal issues: 1) whether his 1978 conviction for burglary is a violent felony; 2) whether his 1991 conviction for possession of an unregistered firearm is a violent felony; and, 3) whether he should be entitled to a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility. This Court concludes that Mr. Bishop’s 1978 conviction for…