Legal Opinion
United States v. Steven H. Sanders
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 18, 1992No. 92-1940PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant, who pled guilty to (1) being a felon in possession of firearms, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and (2) using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), appeals from his sentence. He contends that the conduct underlying the second count was unfairly counted three times in computing his sentence and that the district court improperly departed upwards under U.S.S.G. 5K2.2 (physical injury) upon finding that defendant had used a firearm different from any of those listed in the indict ment to shoot his girlfriend. Finding no error, we…
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