United States v. James Lee Thompson

ROBERT G. DOUMAR, District Judge:

' James Lee Thompson appeals the sentence imposed upon him by the district court following its finding that Thompson is a career offender under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Thompson’s career offender status turns on whether a prior South Carolina conviction for pointing a firearm at a person constitutes a crime of violence as that term is defined by the Sentencing Guidelines. We answer this question of first impression in the affirmative and therefore affirm Thompson’s sentence.

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On May 25, 1988, Thompson pled guilty to possessing with intent to…