United States v. Willie Williams

Willie Gill Williams pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(a)(2). At sentencing, the district court 1 adopted the presentence investigation report, to which Williams did not object, and calculated an advisory Guidelines range of 30 to 37 months of imprisonment. Williams requested a downward variance, arguing that the only reason he had possessed the firearm was to remove it from a house where children could access it. He also asked for drug and mental health treatment. The district court noted that Williams had…