United States v. Jones

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Tarone Jones of being a felon in possession of a shotgun and a semi-automatic pistol, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court 1 granted the government’s upward departure motion for underrepresented criminal history and imposed a 240-month sentence. On appeal, Jones argues that the district court erred in failing to consider the harshness of the advisory Guidelines range before granting the government’s upward departure motion. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. Background

The charges against Jones arose from the…