Legal Opinion
United States v. Jonathan Miller A/K/A "Wacky Jack" Jonathan Miller
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 17, 2000No. 00-5052PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we are asked to consider whether an individual convicted of an unlawful sale of firearms is entitled to an offense level reduction pursuant to the “sporting purposes” provision of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. See U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(2).
Jonathan Miller (“Miller”) pled guilty in the District Court to one count of selling firearms without a license, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A). At sentencing, Miller argued that because he had possessed the firearms at issue for “sporting purposes” — until he chose to sell them…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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