Legal Opinion
United States v. Clinton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 2010No. 09-2464PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Jason Clinton appeals his conviction and sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Clinton claims that the district court erred by admitting evidence of the handgun, and by finding that his prior behavior leading to a conviction for criminal recklessness under Indiana law was a “crime of violence” for purposes of enhancing his sentence to one hundred months under the United States Sentencing Guidelines § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A). We have reviewed the district court’s legal conclusions de novo and its…
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