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U.S. v. BLACKBURN

No. 90-5538.

940 F.2d 107 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas BLACKBURN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 2, 1991.

As Amended August 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Alan DuBois, Jr., Asst. Federal Public Defender, argued (William E. Martin, Federal Public Defender, on brief), Raleigh, N.C., for defendant-appellant.

John Douglas McCullough, Senior Litigation Counsel, argued (Margaret Person Currin, U.S. Atty., on brief), Raleigh, N.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HALL, Circuit Judge, STAKER, District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, sitting by designation, and KELLAM, Senior District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

OPINION

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Blackburn appeals the sentence imposed pursuant to his conviction for possession of an unregistered destructive device, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d), 5871. We vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.

I.

In the course of a reverse sting operation, Blackburn was approached by a federal agent who asked whether he might be interested in purchasing weapons or hand grenades. Blackburn indicated...

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