United States v. Mahone, No. 11-3575 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and subsequently appealed his sentence. On appeal, defendant argued that the district court's rulings were procedural guidelines errors. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in finding that the same course of conduct for defendant's offense of conviction included his closely interrelated drug trafficking and continuing illegal possession of firearms. The court also concluded that the district court did not clearly err in denying an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. District court did not err in imposing firearm enhancements under Guidelines Secs. 2K2.1(b)(1)(A); 2K2.1(b)(4)(A); and 2K2.1(b)(6); no error in denying defendant's request for an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction as he falsely denied relevant conduct.
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