Legal Opinion
United States v. Demetrius Wynn
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 23, 2004No. 02-4354PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
In sentencing Demetrius Wynn under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines § 2K2.1, the district court determined that a two-level enhancement was warranted because Wynn possessed a destructive device. Wynn claims that his sawed-off shotgun does not qualify as such a device. To the contrary, we conclude that because Wynn’s sawed-off shotgun is a weapon that will expel a projectile by the action of an explosive and has a barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter, it is a destructive device as defined by Application Note 4 to § 2K2.1. We therefore AFFIRM the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. SimsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Walter PosnjakCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Gregory Steven HornCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Randy Glenn YoungCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Wynn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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