U.S. v. BURNS

No. 13-4662.

781 F.3d 688 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis Eugene BURNS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 13, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Sophia L. Harvey , Liao Harvey PC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellant. Graham Tod Green , Office of the United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Ripley Rand , United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge GREGORY joined.


Otis Eugene Burns pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The district court found that he had used the firearm in an attempted murder, and therefore applied the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G." or "Guidelines") range for attempted...

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