United States v. Basnett, No. 12-7074 (10th Cir. 2013)
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Defendant Richard Basnett, was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm and sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment (with 2 years of supervised release). He appealed his conviction and sentence, arguing that the sentence was too long. When the trial court imposed the sentence, it relied on guidelines governing possession of at least eight firearms and possession of firearms in connection with a separate felony. On appeal, the issue before the Tenth Circuit was whether the district court had enough evidence to reasonably infer defendant possessed: (1) eight or more guns (other than antiques or those owned solely for hunting or collecting); and (2) at least one gun in connection with a separate felony. After careful consideration of the trial court record, the Court concluded that the government had sufficient evidence to draw these inferences.
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