Legal Opinion
United States v. Benítez-BeltráN
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 13, 2018No. 17-1161PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
Luis Daniel Benítez-Beltrán ("Benítez") appeals the 120-month prison sentence that he received after pleading guilty to being, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Benítez contends that the District Court erred by classifying his prior conviction for attempted murder under Puerto Rico law as a "crime of violence" that triggers an increase in his base offense level pursuant to § 2K2.1(a)(4) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. Benítez also contends that the District Court's upward variance from his advisory…
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