U.S. v. JACOBS

No. 88-3794.

877 F.2d 460 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph B. JACOBS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 8, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 26, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Bauer, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Cleveland, Ohio, for U.S.

David A. Wallace (argued), Akron, Ohio, for Joseph Brent Jacobs.

Before RYAN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and TURNER, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 26, 1989.

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals his sentence following conviction for possession of an illegal weapon, arguing that the sentencing guidelines issued by the United States Sentencing Commission are unconstitutional. Because we conclude that the guidelines are constitutional, we affirm.

I.

Defendant was indicted by the grand jury on four counts of possession of an illegal weapon in...

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