United States v. David Frederick Sherman

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

OVERVIEW

David Frederick Sherman pled guilty to five counts of bank robbery and attempted bank robbery. His sentence was adjusted under the career offender provisions of the Sentencing Guidelines for having two prior convictions for crimes of violence. He appeals this adjustment, arguing that the district judge erred in determining that a prior state conviction for “burglary in the first degree using a firearm” was a crime of violence under § 4B1.2 of the Guidelines. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On July 14, 1989, Sherman pled guilty to five of fifteen counts of bank robbery and…