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United States v. Benito Ramirez-Rios

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 5, 2001No. 01-1153PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Benito Ramirez-Rios pled guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and was sentenced to eighteen months by the district court. 1 He appeals the sentence, claiming that the court erred in denying a sentencing reduction under the “sporting purposes” provision of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(2) (2000). We affirm.

I. Background

Ramirez-Rios is a resident of Tama County, Iowa and has a previous 1995 felony conviction. On May 16, 2000, an Iowa state court judge signed a search warrant authorizing law enforcement personnel to search for weapons at the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Dennis R. DingesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. MojicaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. Frank J. KissingerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Richard Gresso, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Rick WaggonerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. United States v. SuraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. Dennis Joseph HadashCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. Wayne Lee LussierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. BertlingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. MasonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012

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