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United States v. Warren J. Brazeau

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 17, 2001No. 99-4093PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Warren Brazeau was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 33 months in prison. Bra-zeau appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court incorrectly set his base offense level by wrongly treating a prior state conviction for possession of a short-barreled shotgun as a crime of violence. Because we agree with the district court that possession of a short-barreled shotgun constitutes a crime of violence for purposes of the Sentencing Guidelines, we affirm.

I. Background

In 1994, Warren Brazeau sold a confidential informant a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Robert Christopher Allegree, United States of America v. Jessica Evelyn AldrichCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. FortesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. JenningsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. Demetrius Jerome HayesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Grant VahovickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. United States v. Dennis D. BestCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. UptonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. Elliot JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. Donald K. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. AmosCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007

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