053423P.pdf   10/27/2006  United States  v.  Robert E. Maloney
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  05-3423
                          and No:  05-3724
   District of Minnesota   
   [PUBLISHED][Colloton, Author, with Chief Judge Loken and Melloy,
   Circuit Judges]
   Criminal Case - conviction and sentence. Conviction for possessing
   firearm by felon is affirmed, as sufficient evidence was presented
   that defendant knew of sawed-off shotgun that was found in car
   defendant was driving, based on inferences that could be drawn from
   defendant's familiarity with objects in car, his admission about
   "things" in the car and his evasion from authorities. District court's
   50% reduction in sentence from 360 to 180 months is reversed. Variance
   for career offender at statutory minimum rather than at statutory
   maximum, based on defendant's age, and without regard to avoiding
   sentence disparities was unreasonable.