U.S. v. CARTER

No. 03-10377.

421 F.3d 909 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kennard CARTER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 25, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Fermino, Assistant Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, CA, for the appellant.

Philip J. Kearney, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for the appellee.

Before HALL, BRUNETTI, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge.

Kennard Carter appeals the imposition of a sentence enhancement pursuant to United States Sentencing Guideline § 2K2.1(b)(4), which mandates a two-point offense-level enhancement for certain firearms offenses when any firearm involved has an altered or obliterated serial number. This case requires us, as a matter of first impression, to construe the meaning of the phrase "altered or obliterated" as used in Guideline § 2K2.1(b)(4...

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