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U.S. v. MEEKS

No. 10-5336.

664 F.3d 1067 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rex Dean MEEKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

January 5, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Kathryn A. Walton , Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Charles P. Wisdom, Jr. , David A. Marye , Assistant United States Attorneys, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. Rex Dean Meeks , Glenville, West Virginia, pro se.

Before: ROGERS, COOK, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals the district court's decision to sentence him as a career offender. Because Defendant's prior Kentucky convictions for first degree wanton endangerment qualify as crimes of violence, and because Defendant's arguments under 21 U.S.C. § 851 lack merit, we AFFIRM.

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Following a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Rex Dean Meeks was convicted of being a felon in possession of...

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