United States v. John Nevarez

Defendant-appellant John Nevarez appeals from an August 9, 1999 judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Nina Gershon, District Judge), convicting him after a guilty plea of illegally selling firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) and of illegally conspiring to sell firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Nevarez was sentenced, in principal part, to forty-three months’ incarceration. On appeal, Nevarez argues that his sentence should not have been enhanced by two levels pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(a)(6).

We review the district court's…