Legal Opinion

United States v. Jody James Dunn

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 1, 1991No. 89-50185PublishedCited by 106 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Jody James Dunn timely appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of a weapon by a prior felon (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) (Count 1) and for possession of an unregistered firearm (26 U.S.C. § 5861(d)) (Count 2). We affirm the conviction on Counts 1 and 2 and the sentence on Count 1. We remand for resentencing on Count 2.

BACKGROUND

In the late afternoon of May 17, 1988, Jody James Dunn, his girlfriend Orlena Gasto, and several companions scuffled with a handyman-security guard, Willie Thomas, at a Los Angeles laundromat after being told to stop dealing cocaine and to…

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