U.S. v. LIPSCOMB

No. 09-10240.

619 F.3d 474 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eddie Lamont LIPSCOMB, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 13, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandon Nelson McCarthy , Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Dallas, TX, for U.S.

William Reynolds Biggs , Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Dallas, TX, for Lipscomb.

Before KING, JOLLY and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Eddie Lamont Lipscomb appeals his sentence enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, arguing that his instant conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) does not qualify as a crime of violence. Because Lipscomb pleaded guilty to a single-count indictment expressly charging him with possessing a sawed-off shotgun, a crime of violence, we affirm.

I.

Lipscomb pleaded guilty to a single...

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