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U.S. v. NEWBERN

No. 05-4709.

479 F.3d 506 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamell C. NEWBERN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 13, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Niemeyer (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel G. Cronin (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Jamell Newbern was convicted of possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute. The district court sentenced him as a career offender to 300 months' imprisonment after deciding that two of his prior convictions were for crimes of violence. Newbern argues that one of those crimes, reckless discharge of a firearm in violation of Illinois law, is not a crime of violence. Because it is, we affirm.

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