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United States v. Ricardo Vega

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 29, 2013No. 12-3430PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Ricardo Vega pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). He was sentenced to 108 months in prison, the bottom of his advisory guidelines range. Vega appeals the sentence arguing, as he did at sentencing, that the district court 1 committed procedural error in imposing enhancements because the offense involved between 25 and 99 firearms, U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(l)(C), and because Vega used or possessed a firearm in connection with another felony offense, § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B). Reviewing these fact findings for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Kenneth Howard KoskelaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. McCraneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. SmartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. ColeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. ByasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. United States v. Charles SacusCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. Jeremy FisherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  4. United States v. Drake Banks, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2022
  5. United States v. Jody GoldsberryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018

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