United States v. Pepper, No. 13-2853 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance. The court concluded that the district court did not err in applying the trafficking-in-firearms enhancement under U.S.S.G. 2K2.1. The court also concluded that the district court correctly calculated defendant's criminal history score by adding three points for his state conviction for simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. District court did not err in imposing a sentencing enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2K2.1(b)(5) for trafficking in firearms or in adding three criminal history points for defendant's state conviction for simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms.
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