United States v. Bragg

ORDER

Ernie Bragg pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment. At sentencing the district court adopted the presentence investigation report, including the probation officer’s recommendation that Bragg receive an upward adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(b)(l), which provides for a two-level increase “[i]f a dangerous weapon (including a firearm) was possessed.” The probation officer recounted that several persons who had bought crack from Bragg told federal agents that they had seen him with a gun. Bragg did not object to…