Legal Opinion
United States v. Jeffries
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 6, 2009No. 09-50042PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Vincent Jeffries appeals his sixty-month sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Mr. Jeffries argues that the district court miscalculated his Guidelines sentence by erroneously applying a four-level enhancement pursuant to section 2K2.1(b)(6) of the Sentencing Guidelines for possessing a firearm “in connection with” another felony offense, namely, possession of crack cocaine. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual (“U.S.S.G.”) § 2K2.1(b)(6) (2007). For the following reasons, we VACATE the sentence and REMAND for…
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