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PER CURI AM.

DeMa rk o W il li am s fir ed se ve n g u n s h o t s at a cro wd ou ts id e a cl ub

. He sh ot twi ce, walk ed to ward th e cro wd, an d fir ed fiv e m or e ti m es

. Alt ho ug h no on e was hi t, th e sh o t s w e r e a t b o d y he ig ht : two hi t th e fro nt do or of th e cl ub , an d an ot he r hi t a si de -v ie w m irr or on a va n in th e pa rk in g lo t. At le as t se ve n pe op le in th e cro wd werega ng affi li at es

. W il li am s was affi li at ed wit h a riv al ga ng , an d th e ga ng s ha d a hi st or y

of sh oo ti ng at e ach ot he r.

W il li am s pl ead ed gu il ty to be in g a fel on in po ss es si on o f a fir earm

. 28 U.S.C. § 92 2( g)

. At se nt en ci ng , th e di st ric t co ur t ap pl ie d a se nt en ci ng gu id el in es 1

cro ss -ref eren ce to th e cri m e of at te m pt ed m ur de r. Se e USSG §§ 2A2 .1, 2K2 .1(c ). W it h th e cro ss -r e f

e r e n c e, W il li am s’s ad vi so ry gu id el in es ran ge was th e st at ut or y

m ax im um se nt en ce of 12 0 m on th s’ im pr is on m en t. 18 U.S.C. § 92 4( a)(2 ); se e USSG § 5G1 .1(a ). The c o u r t v a r ie d do wnwar d an d se nt en ced W il li am s to 10 0 m on th s’ im pr is on m en t.

W il li am s ap pe al s, cl ai m in g on ly th at th ere was in su ffi ci en t ev id en ce to su pp or t th e a p pl ic at io n of th e at te m pt ed -m ur de r cro ss -ref

eren ce. Sp eci fic al ly, W il li am s arg ue s th at he la ck ed an in te nt to ki ll

. Se e Br a x t o n v

. U n i t e d St at es , 5 00 U.S. 3 44 , 34 9- 51 (1 99 1) (ex pl ai ni ng th at an in te nt to ki ll is an ele m en t o f at te m pt ed m ur de r). The di st ric t co ur t’s de te rm in at io n of W il li am s’s in te nt is a fin di ng of fact , whi ch we

r e v i e w f or cl ear erro r. Se e Uni te d St at es v. Gra ue r , 70 1 F.3 d 31 8, 32 5 (8 th C i r

. 20 12 ). At se nt en ci ng , a di st ric t co ur t fin ds fact s by a pr ep on de ran ce of th e ev id en ce. Uni te d S ta te s v. Mu st af

a , 69 5 F .3d 86 0, 8 62 (8t h C ir. 2 01 2)

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W il li am s arg ue s th at he la ck ed an in te nt to ki ll be cau se he ha d no m ot iv e an d

no sp eci fic ta rg et wit hi n th e cro wd. Howev er, t he co ur t co ul d in fer an int en t to ki ll fro m W il li am s’s fir in g se ve n gu ns ho ts at a cro wd th at in cl ud ed riv al ga ng affi li at es

. Se e Bra xt on , 50 0 U.S. at 34 9- 51 (n ot in g th at a de fen da nt ’s st ip ul at io n to sh oo ti ng at

a m ars ha l m ig ht sp eci fic al ly es ta bl is h a n i n t e nt to ki ll ); Uni te d St at es v. Mur il lo , 52 6 F. App ’x 19 2, 19 5- 96 (3 d Ci r. 20 13 ) (fi nd in g no cl ear erro r in de te rm in at io n th at

s ho ot in g at a gr ou p of pe op le sh owe d an in te nt to ki ll ); Uni te d St at e s v

. D e a n ,

The Hon or ab le Ja m es E. Grit zn er, Ch ie f Ju dg e, Uni te d S ta te s Dis tri ct Co ur t 1 fo r th e So ut he rn Dis tri ct of I owa

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-50 6 F. App ’x 4 07 , 4 09 (6 th Ci r. 20 12 ) (fi nd in g no cl ear erro r in d e t e r mi na ti on th at

th reat en in g th en sh oo ti ng at a pe rs o n sh owe d an in te nt to ki ll ); cf

. Uni te d St at es v. W il so n , 99 2 F.2d 15 6, 15 8 (8t h Cir. 1 99 3) (pe r cu ria m ) (aff irming a se nt en ce b as ed

on an att em

pt ed -m ur de r cro ss -ref

eren ce wh ere t he de fen da nt ha d s ho t at a gr ou p of
pe op le ). Und er t h es e ci rcu m st an ces , t he di st ric t co ur t di d no t cl earl y err in fin di ng

an in te n t t o k i l l an d th eref or e di d no t err in ap pl y in g th e at te m pt ed -m ur de r cro ss
refe ren ce.

W il li am s’s s en te nc e is affi rm ed

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