United States v. Meek, No. 10-5336 (6th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted as a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), and of possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1). His criminal history included two state felony convictions in 2000 for first degree wanton endangerment, and a state felony conviction in 2004 for first degree complicity to traffic in a controlled substance. The district court sentenced defendant as a career offender pursuant to USSG 4B1.1(a), The Sixth Circuit affirmed. holding that the Kentucky convictions for wanton endangerment qualified as crimes of violence. The court also rejected arguments under 21 U.S.C. 851, that the government was required to file an information giving defendant notice that the prior convictions would be used to enhance his sentence.
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