United States v. Bishoff, No. 21-1487 (1st Cir. 2023)
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The First Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court imposing two four-level enhancements and sentencing Defendant to sixty months' imprisonment, holding that there was no error in the specific components in Defendant's sentence and that the sentence was neither procedurally nor substantively unreasonable.
Defendant entered a straight plea to possessing or transferring a machine-gun, dealing in firearms without a license, and possessing a firearm without a serial number. The district court imposed two four-level enhancements - one for trafficking and one for possessing a firearm in connection with another felony - and sentenced Defendant to sixty months' imprisonment. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) there was no error in the application of either enhancement; and (2) the sentence was not unreasonable.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on January 31, 2023.
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