United States v. Donald Eugene Fortney

Donald Eugene Fortney appeals his 57-month sentence imposed by the United States District Court 1 for the Southern District of Iowa following his guilty plea to possessing a sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(c), 5871. We affirm.

A grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Fortney, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a sawed-off shotgun. Before the parties executed a plea agreement, the government supplied Fortney with his FBI “rap sheet,” which contained all the information the government had on Fortney’s criminal history. The…