Legal Opinion
United States v. Shane Buchmeier
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 2001No. 00-2410PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Shane Buchmeier guilty of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and two counts of receiving stolen firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(j). Because of his multiple prior violent felony convictions, Buchmeier was sentenced as an armed career criminal pursuant to section 4B1.4 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which resulted in his receiving a prison term of 188 months. He now appeals, arguing that his conviction is invalid because the district court abused its discretion by: (1) denying his…
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