United States v. Michael E. Jackson

OPINION

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellee Michael E. Jackson pled guilty to one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court granted Jackson’s motion for a downward departure, departing eight levels from Jackson’s base offense level. The district court sentenced Jackson to three years of probation, with a special condition of six months home confinement with electronic monitoring. The government appeals the district court’s sentence, arguing that the court imposed an unreasonable sentence because the district…