UNITED STATES v. VÉLEZ-VARGAS

No. 21-1298.

32 F.4th 12 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Kelvin VÉLEZ-VARGAS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franco L. Pérez-Redondo , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Supervisor, Appeals Section, with whom Eric Alexander Vos , Federal Public Defender, was on brief, for appellant.

Francisco A. Besosa-Martínez , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom W. Stephen Muldrow , United States Attorney, and Mariana E. Bauzá-Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson, Selya, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


Kelvin Vélez-Vargas (Vélez) pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). After calculating Vélez's sentencing range under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines) to be thirty-three to forty-one months of imprisonment...

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