U.S. v. HAYES

No. 91-30432.

994 F.2d 714 (1993)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Douglas B. Whalley, Asst. U.S. Atty., Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: WRIGHT, ALARCON, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether being a felon in possession of a sawed-off shotgun and possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun are crimes of violence for purposes of the Career Offender provisions of the Sentencing Guidelines. We hold that they are 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 of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun...

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