Legal Opinion
United States v. Cannon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 23, 2009No. 08-1156PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Rashiek T. Cannon pled guilty to a single count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, after police found him carrying a loaded gun during a routine traffic stop. The district court imposed a seventy month sentence based, in part, on its determination that Cannon had possessed the firearm “in connection with” a felony drug offense for purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6). In this appeal, Cannon challenges the district court’s application of the § 2K2.1(b)(6) enhancement, contending that the government failed to prove by a preponderance of evidence that…
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