United States First Circuit

Sentence of 188 to 235 months for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute is affirmed where: 1) the court did not abuse its discretion in counting both the state drug offense and the state gun offense as contributing to defendant's status as a career offender; 2) the district court was correct in finding the state gun conviction to be a "crime of violence" for career-offender purposes; and 3) district court was compelled to assign defendant, as a career offender, a base offense level of thirty-four.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/10/2008
• Published 09/10/2008

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• United States First Circuit

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