U.S. v. BOYD

No. 06-2431.

475 F.3d 875 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Artemas BOYD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 30, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winfield D. Ong (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Juval O. Scott (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun and was sentenced to 46 months in prison. The sentence was influenced by the district judge's determination that the defendant had used the gun to commit another felony. A person who, "while armed with a deadly weapon," "recklessly . . . performs . . . an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person" ("recklessly" being defined as committing the act...

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