Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 21, 2008No. 07-2001PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Matthew Dwain Johnston pleaded guilty to possession of firearms and ammunition by an unlawful user of controlled substances in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), and the district court 1 sentenced him to 120 months of imprisonment, the statutory maximum available for such crime. He appeals his sentence arguing the district court erred in applying a four-level enhancement under United States Sentencing Guideline (U.S.S.G.) § 2K2.1(b)(6) for possession of a firearm in connection with another felony when calcu lating the advisory guidelines range, erred by assessing criminal…
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