United States Fourth Circuit

Kowing possession of a sawed-off shotgun is a crime of violence because the possession of such a weapon always creates a serious potential risk of physical injury to another, so defendant's sentence enhancement for being a career criminal was proper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/02/2001
• Decided 04/03/2001
• Published 04/03/2001

Judges

• Before WIDENER and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Barry Lynn Proctor, Abingdon, VA, for Appellant.  Eric Matthew Hurt, Assistant United States Attorney, Abingdon, VA, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Robert P. Crouch, Jr., United States Attorney, Abingdon, VA, for Appellee.