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043753P.pdf 08/31/2005 United States v. James Lindquist
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 04-3753
Northern District of Iowa
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Melloy and Heaney, Circuit
Judges]
Criminal case - Sentencing Guidelines. Operating a vehicle without the
owner's consent is a crime of violence for purposes of Guidelines Sec.
4B1.2; district court erred in applying the four-level enhancement in Sec.
2K2.1(b)(5) to defendant's acquisition of ownership of a handgun
without a valid annual permit to acquire handguns; the error was not
harmless, and the case must be remanded for resentencing. Judge Heaney,
concurring.