Legal Opinion
United States v. Phillip Fields
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2017No. 16-4140PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Phillip Fields pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), The district court sentenced Fields to 41 months in prison. On appeal, • Fields argues the district court erred in calculating his advisory sentencing range. Specifically, Fields contends his prior Missouri conviction for second-degree assault is not a crime of violence under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, We reverse and remand for resentencing.
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Fields’s presentence investigation report (“PSR”) concluded that he had one…
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