United States v. White

Lane White challenges his sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He argues on appeal that his criminal record did not qualify him for a sentence enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), and that the district court’s application of the sentence enhancement violated his Sixth Amendment rights. Because White’s two prior drug offenses were not a single criminal transaction, and such a finding was properly made by the district court without the utilization of a jury, we AFFIRM.

I. Background

White pleaded guilty to the possession of a firearm by a…