United States v. Erik Brings White

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Following his guilty plea, Erik Brings White was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court1 sentenced Brings White to 71 months in prison and three years of supervised re*843lease. He appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court erred in applying the cross-reference provisions of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, and in failing to grant his motion for a downward departure. We affirm.

Brings White’s conviction arose from a confrontation he had with George Janis. On September 24, 2001, Janis…