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Parties Involved:
Carlos Darrell Dickerson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Michael J. Davis, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-1456

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Carlos Darrell Dickerson, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 27, 2004 

Filed: May 28, 2004

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Before MELLOY, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Carlos Dickerson challenges the sentence imposed by the district court1

 upon

a jury conviction for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a

misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9). We

affirm. 

At trial, two witnesses testified that Dickerson fired a pistol near his exgirlfriend’s apartment. In addition, the government submitted a recording of a 911

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phone call from the ex-girlfriend, who reported that Dickerson had shot at her

apartment, and forensic evidence that Dickerson had discharged a weapon or been in

close proximity to a discharged weapon. The jury convicted Dickerson. The

presentence report (PSR) recommended applying the aggravated-assault Guideline

because the pistol was used in connection with another felony offense, namely the

aggravated assault. See U.S.S.G. §§ 2K2.1(c) (cross-reference provision), 2X1.1(a)

(base offense level is determined by substantive offense), 2A2.2(a) (base offense level

of 15 for aggravated assault), 2A2.2(b)(2)(A) (5-level increase if firearm was

discharged). Dickerson denied firing the pistol and objected to cross-referencing the

aggravated-assault Guideline. The district court adopted the PSR’s recommendation,

and sentenced Dickerson to 37 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release.

On appeal, Dickerson challenges the district court’s finding that he fired the

pistol. Based upon the evidence presented at trial, however, we conclude the district

court did not clearly err in finding that Dickerson possessed the firearm in connection

with an aggravated assault. See United States v. Jones, 327 F.3d 654, 656-57 (8th

Cir. 2003) (clear-error review).

Accordingly, we affirm. 

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