U.S. v. BENTON

No. 16-3332.

876 F.3d 1260 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne C. BENTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 8, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk Redmond , Assistant Federal Public Defender ( Melody Brannon , Federal Public Defender, with him on the briefs), Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, appearing for Appellant.

James A. Brown , Assistant United States Attorney ( Thomas E. Beall , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, appearing for Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, EBEL, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


This is a direct criminal appeal in which Defendant-Appellant Wayne C. Benton challenges his sentence. Benton pled guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) concluded that Benton's prior conviction...

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