United States Seventh Circuit

District court's sentencing of a felon convicted of possession of firearm to 84 months is vacated and remanded for resentencing where the the sentencing judge miscalculated the recommended range by starting with a base offense level of 20 under U.S.S.G. section 2K2.1(a)(4) based on defendant's state conviction for reckless discharge of a firearm.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/05/2009
• Decided 08/17/2009
• Published 08/17/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Mark Karner (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Daniel T. Cook (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, Richard H. Parsons, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.