U.S. v. SHIELDS

No. 10-5004.

664 F.3d 1040 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin SHIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Needum L. Germany , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Justin L. Bailey , Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: COLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges; SARGUS, District Judge.


OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Kevin Shields challenges his 108-month sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). At issue is whether his base offense level should have been increased by four points, pursuant to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines § 2K2.1(b)(6), for possessing the weapon in connection with another felony. There was evidence that Shields had...

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