United States v. Thomas

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Benjamin Thomas of possession of a firearm by a felon. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). At sentencing, the district court 1 applied a four-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6) for possessing the firearm in connection with another felony — burglary. Thomas appeals his conviction, claiming insufficiency of the evidence. He also appeals his sentence, arguing the district court should not have applied the § 2K2.1(b)(6) enhancement. Jurisdiction being proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a), this court affirms.

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Thomas, along with two others,…