UNITED STATES v. DIXON

No. 21-1469.

27 F.4th 568 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Markell T. DIXON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Kienstra , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Johanna M. Christiansen , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Hamilton and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


The issue in this appeal is whether a defendant's prior Iowa conviction for intimidation with a dangerous weapon qualifies as a crime of violence under the Sentencing Guidelines. We hold that it does. Appellant Markell Dixon pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, and the district court sentenced him to 96 months...

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