U.S. v. LEE

No. 99-1572.

199 F.3d 16 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Charles LEE, a/k/a Charles Heard, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miriam Conrad, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defender Office, with whom Stephanie A. Jirard, Assistant Federal Defender, was on brief for appellant.

Diana K. Lloyd, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief for the United States.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Charles Lee from his sentence imposed after he pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1994). It presents a narrow, but difficult, issue under the Sentencing Guidelines as to the meaning of the term "assault" in a specific context. The facts are taken from the undisputed portions of the presentence report, the testimony at the sentencing hearing, and the district...

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