U.S. v. BASNETT

No. 12-7074.

735 F.3d 1255 (2013)

United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Dean BASNETT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Folsom, III , Research and Writing Specialist ( Julia L. O'Connell , Federal Public Defender, and Robert Ridenour , Assistant Federal Public Defender, on the briefs), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Oklahoma, Muskogee, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant.

Gregory Dean Burris , Assistant United States Attorney ( Linda A. Epperley , Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Oklahoma, Muskogee, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HARTZ, HOLMES, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.


BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.

The Defendant, Mr. Richard Basnett, was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm and sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment (with 2 years of supervised release). He appeals, arguing that the sentence was too long. When the trial court imposed the sentence, it relied on guidelines governing possession of at least eight firearms and possession of firearms in connection with a separate felony.

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