United States v. Coyette Deon Johnson

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Coyette Johnson appeals his convictions of being a felon in possession of a firearm, being an unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of a firearm, and distribution of a controlled substance, and his concurrent sentences of 237 months’ imprisonment. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with instructions to vacate Johnson’s conviction for being an unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of a firearm.

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Johnson was convicted of a felony in Wichita County, Texas, in 1994. In…