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063055U.pdf   11/28/2008  United States  v.  Kevin N. Thomas
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  06-3055
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield   
   [UNPUBLISHED] [Per Curiam - Before Wollman, Beam and Melloy,
   Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Sentencing. Case remanded for resentencing in light of United States v. Williams, 527 F.3d 969 (8th Cir. 2008). 063055P.pdf 04/20/2007 United States v. Kevin N. Thomas U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 06-3055 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield [PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Beam and Melloy, Circuit Judges]
Criminal Case - conviction and sentence. Sufficient evidence was presented to support possession of handgun and constructive possession of shotgun found in car defendant was driving. State conviction for tampering in the first degree, based on unlawful operation of motor vehicle, was a crime of violence. District court properly concluded that defendant possessed a firearm in connection with felony of unlawful use of a firearm by brandishing and cocking it in the presence of others and thus Section 2K2.1(b)(5) enhancement was proper. 168-month sentence at low end of guidelines range was not unreasonable. Consecutive sentence was not improper in light of Section 5G1.2.