Legal Opinion
United States v. Parris H. Phillips
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 13, 1992No. 91-1176PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Parris Phillips appeals from a judgment entered on a plea of guilty to a federal firearms offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(3) (1988). His appeal brings up for review the propriety of the forty-six month sentence imposed on him — the sole issue on appeal.
Under the Sentencing Guidelines, the district court imposed a two level upward adjustment because Phillips knew or had reason to believe that a purchaser of the firearms was a person prohibited by federal law from owning a firearm. U.S.S.G. § 2K2.3(b)(2)(A).
Phillips contends that, since the district…
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