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U.S. v. BELIEW

No. 06-30400.

492 F.3d 314 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Amos BELIEW, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Higginson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kevin G. Boitmann, New Orleans, LA, for U.S.

Roma A. Kent, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Robin Elise Schulberg, New Orleans, LA, for Beliew.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals his felon-in-possession sentence, arguing that one of his prior Louisiana convictions for molesting a minor is not a crime of violence. We affirm.

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Amos Beliew was caught hunting food in a wildlife refuge with a .22 rifle. He explained to the game warden that he didn't have a hunting license because he is an ex-felon, having been twice convicted in Louisiana for sexually molesting a juvenile...

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