# U n i t e d S t a t e s C o u r t o f A pp e a l s For the Eig hth Circu it

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Un i t ed St at es Di s t ri ct Co u rt fo r t h e So u t h ern Di s tri ct o f Io wa - Co un ci l Bl u ffs

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Su b m i t t ed : Sep tem

ber 2 3, 2 0 19 Fi l ed : Decem

b er 1 7 , 2 0 1 9 [Un pu b l is h ed ]

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Befo re LOKEN, COLLOTON, an d KOBES, Ci rcu i t J u d g es

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PER CURIAM

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Brad l ey Pet erm an n pl ead ed g u i l t y t o o n e co u n t of u nl awfu l p o s ses s i o n o f a fi rearm as a pro h i b i t ed p ers o n , n am el y , a p rev i o u sl y co n v i ct ed fel o n an d an u n l awfu l

u s er o f a co n t ro l l ed s u b s t an ce. S ee 1 8 U.S.C. § § 9 2 2(g )(1 ), 9 2 2 (g )(3 ), 9 24 (a)(2 ). Th ed i s t ri ct co u rt 1 cal cu l at ed an ad vi s ory g u i d el in e ran g e o f 7 0 t o 8 7 m o n t h s ’

i m p ri s o n m en t , an d u l ti m at el y im p o s ed a t erm o f 3 7 m on t h s ’ i m p ri s o nm en t aft er a d ep art u re u n d er t h e g u id el i n es an d a v ari an ce u n d er 1 8 U.S.C. § 3 5 5 3(a). Pet erm an n

a p p eal s h i s s en t en ce, arg u i ng t h at t h e d i s t ri ct co u rt co m m i t t ed pro ced u ral erro r i n
ap p ly i n g a fo u r-l ev el i ncreas e u n d er t h e gu i d el i n es fo r p os s es si ng a fi rearm in

co n ne c t i o n w i t h an o t h er fel o n y o ffen s e. W e co n cl ud e t h at t h ere was no erro r an d

t h erefo re affi rm

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In cal cu lat i n g Pet erm an n’ s ad vi s o ry g ui d el i n e ran g e, t h e d i st ri ct co u rt ap p l i ed

a fo u r-l ev el in creas e u n der USSG § 2K2 .1 ( b ) ( 6 ) ( B) on t h e g ro un d th at Pet erm an n

“ p o s s es s ed an y fi rearm

. . . i n c o n n ect io n wi t h an o th er fel o n y o ffen s e.” Th e o t h er fel o n y offen s e was “ carry i n g weap o n s ” i n v i o l at i o n o f Io wa Co d e § 7 2 4.4

. T h at

p ro v is i o n p ro s cri b es g o i n g arm ed wi t h a d an g ero u s w eap o n co n ceal ed o n o r ab o u t t h e
p ers o n , g o i n g arm ed w i th a p i s t o l o r r e v o l v er or an y l o ad ed fi rearm , wh et h er

co n ceal ed o r n o t , w i t hi n th e li m i t s o f an y ci t y , an d k n o wi ng l y carry i n g o r tran s p o rt i n g

a p i s t o l o r rev o l v er i n a veh i cl e. Th e o ffen s e is p u ni s h ab l e b y u p t o t w o y ears ’
i m p ri s o n m en t , s ee Io wa Co d e § 9 0 3 .1 (2 ), an d t h u s q ual i fi es as a fel o n y wi t h i n t h e

m ean i n g o f t h e g u i d el i n e. USSG § 2 K2 .1
, co m m en t

. (n .1 ). Becau s e p ol ice fo u n d a l o ad ed n i n e-m i l l i m et er fi rearm o n t h e d ri v er’ s s i d e fl o o rb o ard o f a v e h i c l e t h at
Pet erm an n was d ri v i n g wh en st o p p ed fo r s p eed in g in Co u nci l Bl u ffs
, Io w a, t h e co u rt fo u n d t hat h e h ad p o s s es s ed t h e fi rearm i n co n n ect io n wi t h a vi o l at i o n o f Io wa Co d e § 7 24 .4

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Pet erm an n co n ced ed i n th e d i s t ri ct co u rt an d ack no wl ed g es o n ap p eal t h at t h e fo u r-l ev el i n creas e was p ro per u n d er t h is co u rt ’ s deci s i o n i n Un it ed S t a t es v. W a l ker
, 7 7 1 F.3 d 4 49 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 1 4 ), al th o u gh h e co n t en d s t h at W a l ker was wro n g l y d eci d ed

. W e ag ree wi t h t h e d i st ri ct co u rt t h at W a lker i s d i rect l y o n p o i n t , an d t h at

1 Th e Ho n o rab l e St ep h an i e M

. Ro s e, U n i t e d S t a t es D i st ri ct J ud g e fo r t h e So u t hern Di st ri ct o f Io wa.

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-§ 2 K2 .1 (b )(6 )(B) i s t h erefo re a p p l i c a b l e

. Th ere was n o erro r i n cal cu lat i n g t h e

ad v is o ry g u i del i n e ran ge, an d th e ju d gm en t i s affi rm ed

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