Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Tracy Garnett
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 13, 2001No. 19-2222PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Michael Tracy Garnett pled guilty to a single violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(j) for possession of a machine gun. On appeal, he contends that the district court’s enhancement of his sentence pursuant to United States Sentencing Guideline (“U.S.S.G.”) § 2K2.1(b)(5) was unwarranted because he did not use the machine gun in connection with a second felony offense. 1 The district court’s findings support the inference that Garnett used the machine gun to facilitate a second drug-related offense. However, these same findings do not support the conclusion that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. FeolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Wayne Morris MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Ram SinghCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- United States v. Norman Lee BlountCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
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