United States v. Kenneth L. Linson

BOGUE, Senior District Judge.

Kenneth Linson appeals his sentence after his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. At sentencing, Linson objected to a four-level enhancement of the offense level for possession of a firearm in connection with another felony, namely possession of a controlled substance.

U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(5) states, “if the defendant used or possessed any weapon ... in connection with another felony offense ... increase by 4 levels.” At the sentencing hearing, the United States took no position on the issue of the enhancement as recommended by the United…