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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Sep te m be r 10 , 20 10 ) Befo re TJ OFLAT, BARKETT an d WILSON, Circu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM: Dup ree Woo dardap pe al s h is 11 2- m on th sen te nc e, im po se d a fte r pl ead in g gu il ty to p os se ss io n o f a fi rearm as aco nv ic te d fe lo n, i n v io lati on of 1 8 U.S.C.§ 9 22 (g )(1 ). On ap pe al , W oo dardarg ue s tha t the di st ric t co urt i m pr op erl y ap pl ie d a fo ur -le ve l i nc reas e und er U.S.S.G. § 2 K2.1 (b )(6 ) fo r hi s p os se ss io n o f a fi rearm in co nn ect io n wi th an ot he r fel on y off en se be cau se th e st at e ch arg e fo r ag gr av at ed as saul t tha t trig ge redth e en ha nc em en t was di sm is se d. W e rev ie w a di st ric t co urt’s ap pl ic at io n a ndin te rp ret at io n o f th e g ui de li ne s de no vo , andit s fa ctua l fi nd in gs forcle ar erro r. Uni te d Sta tes v. Rh in d , 28 9 F .3d 69 0, 6 93 (11 th Cir . 20 02 ). The d is tri ctco urt’s d et erm in at io n tha t the de fen da nt us eda fi rearm

“ in co nn ect io n wi th ” an othe r fel on y off en se is rev ie wedforcle ar erro r. Uni te d Sta tes v. Whi tf ie ld , 50 F.3d94 7, 9 49 & n .8 (1 1t h C ir. 1 99 5) (in vo lv in g t he subs ta nt iv el y id en ti cal U.S.S.G. § 2 K2.1 (b )(5 ) (1 99 4) ). “ Fo r a factua l fi nd in g t o b e cl earl y erro ne ou s, thi s co urt, af

te r rev ie win g a ll of t he ev id en ce, m

us t b e le ft wi th a de fin it e an d fi rm co nv ic ti on th ata m is ta ke ha s b een co m m it te d.” Uni te d Sta tes v. Ro dr ig ue z-Lo pe z , 36 3 F .3d11 34 , 11 37 (11 th Cir . 20 04 ) (i nt ern al qu ot at io ns om it te d) . Und er the Sen te nc in g Gu id el in es , a fo ur -le ve l i nc reas e is ap pl ie d i f a fel on po ss es se s a f

ire arm “ in co nn ect io n wi than ot he r fel on y off en se .” U.S.S.G. § 2 K2.1 (b )(6 ). “ Inco nn ect io n wi th ” is de fin edby the gu id el in es to m eanth e fir earm “ faci li tate d, o r ha d the po te nt ia l o f fac il it at in g, an ot he r fel on y off en se .” U.S.S.G. § 2 K2.1 , comm en t. (n .14 (A)). “ Ano th er fe lo ny offen se ” is “ an y fed eral , 2st at e, orlo cal off en se . . . pu ni sh ab le by im pr is on m en t fo r a t erm

ex ceed in g o ne y ear, re ga rd le ss of wh ethe r a cri m in al ch arg e was bro ug ht , or aco nv ic ti on ob ta in ed .” Id. , comm en t. (n .14 (C)) . InGeor gi a, anass au ltoc cu rs when a pe rs on eit he r “ (1 ) [a]tt em pt s t o c ommit a v io le ntin

jury to the pe rs on of a no th er; or ( 2) [c]omm it s an actwhi chpl aces an ot he r in reas on ab le ap pr eh en si on of i m m ed ia te ly recei vi ng a vi ol en t i nju ry .” O.C.G.A. § 16 -5 -2 0( a) (2 01 0) . Agg rav at edass au ltoc cu rs when a pe rs on ass au lt s

“ [w]ith a de ad ly w eap onor wi th an y ob ject, d ev ic e, orin st ru m en t wh ic h, wh en us edoff en si ve ly agai ns t a p ers on , is li ke ly to o r actua ll y do es res ul t i n s eri ou s bo di ly injury .” O.C.G.A. § 16 -5 -2 1( a)(2 ) (2 01 0) . The m in im um pe na lt y forth is fel on y off en se is on e y ear. Id. § 16 -5 -2 1( b) . Upo n re vi ew of

th e rec or d a ndco ns id erat io n o f th e p art ie s’ bri efs , we affi rm as th e d is tri ctco urt d idno t cl earl y err i n fi nd in g t ha t Woo da rdpo ss es se d afir earm

“ in co nn ect io n wi th ” an ot he r fel on y off en se . Becau se W oo da rddi d n otob ject t o th e PSI’s n arra ti on of Woo da rddi sp la y in g agu n t o Hi ll an d yell in g t hr eat en in g st at em en ts at a no th er p ers on , th e d is tri ctco urt d idno t cl earl y err i n fi nd in g t ha t th os e fac ts co ns ti tu te ag gr av at edass au ltun de r Geo rg ialaw. Th eref or e, th e d is tri ct co urt p ro pe rly app li edth e § 2K2 .1(b )(6 ) en ha nc em en t. Acco rd in gl y , we affi rm th e se nt en ce. 3AFFIRMED.

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