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151008P.pdf 05/16/2016 United States v. Lionel Dixon
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 15-1008
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Loken and Kelly, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Sentencing. The district court did not err in imposing an
enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) for using the weapon in
connection with another felony offense - exhibiting a weapon in violation
of Mo Rev. Stat. Section 571.030.1(4) - even though the gun was not
functional; following Missouri Supreme Court precedents which hold that a
gun is readily capable of lethal force even if it is not functional, the
court declines to read a non-functionality defense into Mo. Rev. Stat.
Section 570.030.1(4). Judge Kelly, concurring.