United States v. Glover

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

James Glover challenges his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), claiming that comments made by the prosecutor during the closing argument at his trial were improper. He also challenges his sentence in two respects: the classification of his prior conviction for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon as a “crime of violence” under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(a)(2) and the overall reasonableness of his sentence.

I. Factual Background

In September 2005, Boston Police Officers Joseph Marrero and Manual Bias approached Glover while they…