SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal asks us to decide a question of first impression: Does a prior conviction for conspiracy to break and enter a commercial structure qualify as a predicate offense for purposes of the career offender provisions of the federal sentencing guidelines? We answer the question in the affirmative and, therefore, allow the defendant's sentence to stand.
BACKGROUND
Defendant-appellant Anthony Fiore, a man of mature years but...
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