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Court Affirms 60-month Felon In Possession Sentence

By Jonathan Byrne

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US v. Knight: Police came to Knight's North Carolina hotel room and searched it, with her consent. There were three men in the room with her at the time. In the room, police recovered a loaded pistol from under the bed and some marijuana from the toilet. Knight admitted that the gun was hers, she got it for protection, and that she had a prior felony conviction. She was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, but disappeared for about a year afterwards. She pleaded guilty after being captured in Texas. At sentencing, her advisory Guideline range was 92 to 115 months in prison, but the district court varied downward and imposed a sentence of 60 months in prison.Knight appealed her sentence, challenging the calculation of her advisory Guideline range in several ways...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Circuit Blog on June 07, 2010 (boomark / email).

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