United States v. Chase
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Stephen Chase appeals his sentence for possession of an unregistered firearm, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d), 5871. Appellant asserts the district court erred in calculating his sentence by refusing to depart downward. We hold we lack jurisdiction to review the district court’s discretionary decision not to depart downward.
I. BACKGROUND
Prior to sentencing in this case, Appellant asserted the following five grounds for downward departure: (1) Appellant possessed weapons to avoid a greater perceived harm; (2) Appellant’s conduct was aberrant; (3) Appellant’s…
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