Legal Opinion
United States v. Morris
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 14, 2009No. 07-8099PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeGIUSTI, District Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Matthew 0. Morris appeals his federal prison sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm to challenge the district court’s application of § 2K2.1(b)(6) of the Sentencing Guidelines to the circumstances of his offense. There is no question that, because Mr. Morris took possession of the firearm during a burglary, Application Note 14(B) to § 2K2.1 directed the district court to apply subsection (b)(6), which authorizes a four-level enhancement if the defendant possessed a firearm “in connection with another felony offense.” U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6).…
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