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U.S. v. ORTIZ

No. 95-1015.

64 F.3d 18 (1995)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Bertin A. ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 7, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. West, by Appointment of the Court, Providence, RI, for appellant.

Zechariah Chafee, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Atty., Providence, RI, was on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

Defendant Bertin A. Ortiz (Ortiz) appeals his sentence, contending that the district court impermissibly applied a two-level adjustment in calculating his sentencing guideline range under the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual (U.S.S.G.) § 2K2.1 (Nov.1994). Finding no error, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

The facts relevant to this appeal are not disputed. Ortiz was arrested when he tried to sell a "streetsweeper" shotgun...

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