Legal Opinion

United States v. Lewis

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided May 27, 2010No. 09-4343, 09-4474PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge GREGORY joined. Judge GOODWIN wrote a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

KING, Circuit Judge:

Derrick E. Lewis appeals from his conviction and sentence in the Eastern Dis*195trict of Virginia for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in contravention of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). After Lewis committed the offense of conviction, but before he was sentenced, the Sentencing Guidelines were amended to include a higher base offense level for the offense, resulting in an…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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3Cited by49 opinions

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