Legal Opinion
United States v. Dana Ray Morrison
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1993No. 92-5033PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
In this case, Defendant-Appellant Dana Ray Morrison pled guilty to receipt and possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentenced under the federal guidelines, he appeals the disallowance of two mitigating factors, possession of a firearm solely for sport and acceptance of responsibility, that would have reduced the sentence imposed. Though the district court's finding that the firearm was not used solely for sporting purposes is not clearly erroneous, we vacate the sentence and remand for resen-tencing since the finding that Morrison had not accepted…
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