Legal Opinion
United States v. Geoffrey Thomas Gattis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 4, 2017No. 16-4663PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Niemeyer wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and Judge Floyd joined.
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
After Geoffrey Gattis pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the district court sentenced him to 70 months’ imprisonment, at the low end of the Sentencing Guidelines range that it had calculated. In calculating that range, the court applied an enhanced base offense level under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A), based on its conclusion that Gattis had a previous felony conviction for a crime of violence. And it…
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