United States v. Hitch, No. 22-5088 (6th Cir. 2023)
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Hitch pleaded guilty to theft of multiple firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer, 18 U.S.C. 922(u), and illegally possessing firearms after having previously been convicted of a felony, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). His plea agreement recommended the application of an enhancement under U.S.S.G. 2K2.1(b)(1)(A) for the number of firearms involved and an enhancement under 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) because Hitch possessed a firearm in connection with another felony offense. The parties preserved their rights to present arguments about the application of 2K2.1(b)(4)(A)’s stolen-firearm enhancement. The PSR recommended grouping both counts together, applying both the 2K2.1(b)(1)(A) and 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) enhancements, and the application of the stolen-firearm enhancement. Hitch argued that its application resulted in double counting.
The district court adopted the PSR’s findings and calculations. Hitch’s Guidelines range was 46-57 months of imprisonment. The Sixth Circuit affirmed his 51-month sentence. There was no double counting. Hitch’s two counts were grouped together, and the offense level was calculated based on his felon-in-possession count, which produced a higher offense level. His base offense level was not increased by the 922(u) violation; there was no multiple-count adjustment. The section 922(u) offense conduct is reflected in the Guidelines calculation only through the enhancements.
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