Legal Opinion
United States v. Shawn Dixon
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 23, 2017No. 17-10503 Non-Argument CalendarPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
Shawn Dixon appeals his sentence at the bottom of the guideline range for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On appeal; Dixon argues that the sentencing court erred in determining that his Florida conviction for domestic battery by strangulation qualified as a “crime of violence” because the statute criminalizes non-violent touching-that creates a de min-imis risk of great bodily harm. After-thorough review, we affirm.
The relevant facts are these. Dixon pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession…
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