U.S. v. SKINNER

No. 91-7775.

968 F.2d 1154 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bennie Doyce SKINNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Sellers, Montgomery, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

Charles R. Niven, Asst. U.S. Atty., Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BIRCH, Circuit Judge, JOHNSON and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.


BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

In July 1991, appellant Bennie Doyce Skinner pleaded guilty to transporting his shotgun in interstate commerce, an act which violated 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1988) because Skinner had a prior felony drug conviction. In this expedited appeal of his sentence, Skinner argues that the sentencing court erroneously failed to apply U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(1) (1989), a sentencing guideline that reduces a defendant's base offense level if the defendant...

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