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U.S. v. SIMMONS

No. 89-5848.

924 F.2d 187 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ira SIMMONS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Bergendahl, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

William F. Jung, U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK and COX, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Ira Lee Simmons appeals the sentence imposed under the guidelines following his conviction for possession of a firearm by a three-time felon. The district court departed from the statutory minimum and guideline sentence of 15 years and sentenced Simmons to a 50-year term of imprisonment. While this sentence is undeniably severe, we find that the district court adequately explained its reasons for the departure and find that under the...

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