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Parties Involved:
Kevin Lanagan
Appellant
United States
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Linda R. Reade, Chief Judge, United States District Court for

the Northern District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-3112

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Northern

* District of Iowa.

Kevin Lanagan, * 

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 7, 2008

Filed: May 15, 2008

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Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Kevin Lanagan challenges the 151-month prison sentence the district court1

imposed following his guilty plea to maintaining a building for storing and

distributing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 856; three counts of distributing

cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); and being a cocainebase user in possession of firearms and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C.

§§ 922(g)(3) and 924(a)(2). For reversal, Lanagan argues that the district court erred

in applying a dangerous-weapon enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1). 

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After careful review, we find that the district court’s application of the section

2D1.1(b)(1) enhancement is not clearly erroneous, because a shotgun and ammunition

were found in the house from which Lanagan had sold cocaine and kept drug

paraphernalia. See United States v. Harris, 493 F.3d 928, 931-32 (8th Cir. 2007)

(standard of review), cert. denied, 128 S. Ct. 1263 (2008); U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1),

comment. (n.3) (enhancement should be applied if weapon was present unless it is

clearly improbable that weapon was connected with offense); United States v. Annis,

446 F.3d 852, 856 (8th Cir. 2006) (generally enhancement applies if gun is found in

same location where drugs or drug paraphernalia were stored, or where part of

conspiracy took place), cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 3044 (2007). 

Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.

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