United States v. Roberto Villar

WOLLMAN, Chief Judge.

Roberto Villar appeals from his fifteen-year sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e). We affirm.

On April 30, 1997, two law enforcement officers found a loaded .12 gauge sawed-off shotgun and several shotgun shells in Vil-lar’s residence. Villar later pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e). Because he had at least three prior felony convictions, Villar was subject to the statutory minimum sentence of fifteen years’ imprisonment under 18…