U.S. v. BOWERS

No. 13-1244.

743 F.3d 1182 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. John Paul BOWERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. John Burns , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Des Moines, IA, argued, for appellant.

Andrew H. Kahl , Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, IA, argued ( Nicholas A. Klinefeldt , U.S. Atty., Shannon L. Olson , Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

John Paul Bowers pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The district court1 sentenced him to 110 months' imprisonment. Bowers appeals his sentence, and we affirm.

After Bowers pleaded guilty, the United States Probation Office prepared a presentence investigation report (PSR) wherein it calculated...

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