U.S. v. ADAMS

No. 07-1220.

509 F.3d 929 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jerry ADAMS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Kuchar, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.

K. Michael Warner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BYE, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Jerry Adams pleaded guilty to 11 counts of interference with commerce by robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a). At sentencing, the district court1 determined that Adams qualified as a career offender pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1 and sentenced Adams to 188 months' imprisonment. Adams appeals the court's imposition of the career-offender enhancement. We affirm.

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