United States v. Golding

Plaintiff-AppellanWCross-Appellee United States of America (“government”) appeals from the district court’s decision not to classify Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Kenneth D. Golding’s prior conviction for the unlawful possession of a machine gun as a conviction for a “crime of violence” under § 4B1.2(a) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”). As we determine that the unlawful possession of a machine gun is a “crime of violence” under § 4B1.2(a) of the Guidelines, we vacate the sentence imposed by the district court and remand for resen-tencing.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

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