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U.S. v. STINSON

No. 90-3711.

943 F.2d 1268 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry Lynn STINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kent, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Jacksonville, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Ronald T. Henry, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHNSON and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and DYER, Senior Circuit Judge.

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we decide whether a conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon qualifies as a "crime of violence" for purposes of enhancing a defendant's sentence under the "career offender" provisions of the Sentencing Guidelines. We conclude that illegal weapons possession by a convicted felon is inherently a "crime of violence" as defined by the Guidelines, and we affirm the sentence imposed by the district court.

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