U.S. v. NELSON

No. 09-1305.

589 F.3d 924 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kristian D. NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis Lee Blood, Collinsville, IL, for appellant.

John E. Bush, AUSA, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Kristian D. Nelson pleaded guilty to wire fraud and being a felon in possession of a handgun. At sentencing, he argued that his prior Arkansas sentence for a "hot checks/personal services" offense should not count in calculating his criminal history category under § 4A1.1 of the advisory guidelines because that conviction was "expunged" under Arkansas law, and § 4A1.2(j) provides: "Sentences for expunged convictions are not counted, but may be...

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