Legal Opinion

United States v. Michael Lynn Barton

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 30, 1996No. 95-5542PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the federal sentencing guideline for possession of a firearm by a felon includes in the ■ calculation of the base offense level a crime committed after the firearm offense, where the defendant is convicted and sentenced on the latter offense prior to sentencing on the felon-in-possession charge. We hold that it does not.

I. FACTS

On February 4, 1993, officers of the Mary-ville, Tennessee, police department stopped an automobile that had been traveling with only one working headlight. The officers observed a sawed-off…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Shakiru Adu, A/K/A Alhaji ShakiruCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Carlyle Eustace Wong, A/K/A Carlyle WongCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  3. United States of America, Plaintiff/appellee/cross-Appellant v. Tommy Blake McCary Defendant/appellant/ Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994

3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. United States v. Norberto B. LunaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  4. Cofske v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Derek Pedragh, Also Known as Derrick Pedraja, Also Known as Derik Pedraja, Also Known as Derek PedrajaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000

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