United States v. Brannon

SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

ADELMAN, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

On June 27, 2001, City of West Allis police officers executed a search warrant at the residence of defendant Sean Bran-non based on information regarding defendant’s involvement in a counterfeit check operation. The officers found evidence of forgery activity as well as a small amount of cocaine (.2 grams) and some ammuni-. tion. As a convicted felon, defendant could not possess ammunition. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). For reasons that are unknown, the federal government declined to prosecute defendant at that time. However, the state of…