United States v. Malone

William Henry Malone appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Malone argues the district court erred in not granting an acceptaneeof-responsibility reduction because (1) evi*868dence of his acceptance of responsibility was not overcome merely by the timing of his guilty plea, and (2) whether he had accepted responsibility should have been submitted to a jury.

We conclude Malone’s arguments have no merit. First, the district court, in denying the acceptance-of-responsibility…