Legal Opinion
United States v. Stearns
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 1, 2004No. 03-2340PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.
Jeffrey D. Stearns appeals from the guidelines sentence imposed upon his conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon, contending that the district court erroneously categorized him as an armed career criminal when it refused to count as one crime his prior convictions for two burglaries committed against the same victim on consecutive days. Finding no error, we affirm.
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BACKGROUND
In October 2001, Stearns was arrested and charged as a felon in possession of firearms. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). After Stearns pled guilty, the government urged the court to enhance…
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