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U.S. v. RAMIREZ-RIOS

No. 01-1153.

270 F.3d 1185 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Benito RAMIREZ-RIOS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 5, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Nadler, Cedar Rapids, IA, argued, for appellant.

Robert L. Teig, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cedar Rapids, IA, argued, for appellee.

Before: BOWMAN, HEANEY and BYE, Circuit Judges.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Benito Ramirez-Rios pled guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and was sentenced to eighteen months by the district court.1 He appeals the sentence, claiming that the court erred in denying a sentencing reduction under the "sporting purposes" provision of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(2) (2000). We affirm.

I. Background

Ramirez-Rios is a resident of Tama County, Iowa...

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