United States v. Jessie Moore

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Jessie Moore appeals his within-Guidelines sentence of 37 months of imprisonment, imposed after he pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). We affirm.

I

The operative facts are not in dispute. Shortly after midnight on November 2, 2004, officers with the Memphis Police Department responded to a “shots fired” call at an address on West Brooks Road. Upon arrival, the officers discovered a victim, who had been shot in the hip by an unknown assailant. The shooter was purportedly accompanied by two…