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U.S. v. Clifton

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Mar 24, 2009
336 F. App'x 590 (8th Cir. 2009)

Opinion

No. 08-1398.

Submitted: October 13, 2008.

Filed: March 24, 2009.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Travis D. Poindexter, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.

Philip M. Koppe, Brent B. Venneman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Kansas City, MO (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before COLLOTON, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


[UNPUBLISHED]


Joshua Ryan Clifton pled guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The district court applied a "crime of violence" sentencing enhancement due to a prior Missouri conviction for auto tampering, and imposed a 120-month sentence, the statutory maximum. Clifton appeals, arguing that auto tampering does not qualify as a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2. In United States v. Williams, 537 F.3d 969 (8th Cir. 2008), this court held that auto tampering is not a crime of violence. Accordingly, this court vacates the sentence, and remands for resentencing.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Clifton

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Mar 24, 2009
336 F. App'x 590 (8th Cir. 2009)
Case details for

U.S. v. Clifton

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joshua R. CLIFTON, Appellant

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Date published: Mar 24, 2009

Citations

336 F. App'x 590 (8th Cir. 2009)