U.S. v. HAYES

No. 91-30432.

7 F.3d 144 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Demetrius Jerome HAYES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1993.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing; Suggestion for Rehearing October 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Koller, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellant.

Douglas B. Whalley, Gene Porter, Asst. U.S. Attys., Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, ALARCON, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


As Amended on Denial of Rehearing; Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Rejected October 8, 1993.

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun is a crime of violence for purposes of the Career Offender provisions of the Sentencing Guidelines. We hold that it is and affirm Hayes' sentence.

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A jury convicted Hayes of being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and possession...

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