United States v. Travis Maxfield

Travis Maxfield challenges the 188-month prison sentence imposed on him for his convictions related to his manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine. He contends that the sentencing court erred by denying his request for a downward departure based on his argument that one of the felonies used to designate him a career offender, though technically a crime of violence, was not in fact violent. But the district court considered Maxfield’s argument both as a request to depart downward and within the discussion of the sentencing factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). Thus, we affirm the sentence.

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