United States v. Maldonado, No. 16-3882 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's 84 month sentence after he pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The court held that the district court did not commit procedural error by concluding that his Iowa and Nebraska convictions qualified as a "controlled substance offense" under USSG 4B1.2(b). Furthermore, the district court did not erroneously apply a four-level enhancement for possession of a firearm in connection with another felony offense under USSG 2K2.1(b)(6)(B).
Court Description: Gruender, Author, with Wollman and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. The district court did not err in applying an enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2K2.1(a)(2) based on its determination that defendant had two prior controlled substance convictions; defendant possessed the firearm in connection with another offense, and the court did not err in imposing a four-level enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2K2.1(b)(6) - see U.S. v. Walker, 771 F.3d 449 (8th Cir. 2014)
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