Legal Opinion
United States v. Aaron Shell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2015No. 14-4211PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge HARRIS wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Judge DAVIS joined. Judge WILKINSON wrote a dissenting opinion.
PAMELA HARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Defendantr-Appellant Aaron Eugene Shell (“Shell”) pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (2012). At sentencing, the district court applied an enhanced base offense level on the ground that Shell’s prior North Carolina conviction for second-degree rape constituted a crime of violence under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual (“U.S.S.G.” or the…
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