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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Nor th ern Dis tri ct of I owa - Ced ar Ra pi ds

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PER CURI AM.

Dav id Edwar d Adn ey di rect ly ap pe al s th e se nt en ce im po se d by th e di st ric t

co ur t aft er he ple ad ed gu il ty to be in g a fel on in po ss es si on of fir earm s, in vi ol at io n 1

The Hon or ab le Lin da R. Rea de , Ch ie f Ju dg e, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Co ur t fo r 1 th e Nor th ern Dis tri ct of I owa

.of 18 U.S.C. §§ 92 2( g) (1 ) an d 92 4( a)(2 ). His co un se l ha s fil ed a br ie f un de r And er s

v. Ca li fo rn ia , 38 6 U.S. 73 8 (1 96 7) , an d a m ot io n to wit hd raw. Afte r care fu l rev ie w, we affi rm

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The di st ric t co ur t di d no t err in ap pl y in g a 4- le ve l en ha nc em en t fo r po ss es si ng th e fir earm s in co nn ect io n wit h an ot he r fel on y of fen se , as th e reco rd sh owe d th at th e fir earm s faci li ta te d or ha d th e po te nt ia l to faci li ta te Adn ey ’s co m m is si on of th e fel on y of fen se of ha ras sm en t in th e fir st de gr ee. Se e U.S.S.G. § 2K2 .1(b )(6 )(B) & co m m en t. (n .14 ); Uni te d St at es v. Bett s , 50 9 F.3d 44 1, 44 5 (8 th Ci r. 20 07 ) (d e no vo rev ie w of di st ric t co ur t ’s ap pl ic at io n of Gui de li ne s, an d cl ear- erro r rev ie w of it s fact ua l fin di ng s) ; Io wa Co de §§ 70 8.7 .2, 90 3.1 .2 (h aras sm en t in fir st de gr ee; 0- 2 y ear pr is on

se nt en ce). The di st ric t co ur t di d no t ab us e it s di sc ret io n in gr an ti ng th e go ve rn m en t’s

m ot io n fo r an up ward de pa rtu re, as Adn ey ’s 15 un sc or ed ad ul t co nv ic ti on s- -m an y of whi ch in vo lv ed vi ol en ce or th reat s th ereo f--p ro vi de d an ad eq ua te ba si s fo r de pa rtu re,

an d th e co ur t s t a t e d a d e q u at e reas on s fo r th e ex te nt of th e de pa rtu re. Se e Uni te d St at es v. Gon za le

z , 57 3 F.3 d 60 0, 60 5- 06 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (s ta nd ard of rev ie w; di st ric t

co ur t m ay ta ke in to acco un t ev id en ce of ob vi ou s in co rr ig ib il it y an d m ay co nc lu de th at
pa st le ni en cy ha s no t be en effe ct iv e); Uni te d St at es v. W al ki ng Eag le , 55 3 F.3 d 65 4, 65 7- 58 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (fi nd in g no erro r in up ward de pa rtu re, as de fen da nt ’s m ul ti pl e

un sc or ed co nv ic ti on s fo r as sa ul ts , th reat s, an d as sa ul ti ng of fic er in di cat ed th at he was da ng ero us to ot he rs an d ha d s t r o n g li ke li ho od of reci di vi sm ). Fi na ll y , th e di st ric t

co ur t di d no t ab us e i t s d i sc ret io n in se nt en ci ng Adn ey at th e to p of hi s am en de d Gui de li ne s ran ge , a s th e co ur t pr ov id ed a de ta il ed ex pl an at io n of it s se nt en ce,

em ph as iz in g Adn ey ’s vi ol en t an d ab us iv e hi st or y , an d th e da nge ro us, po te nt ia ll y fat al ci rcu m st an ces of th is of

fen se

. Se e Gon za l e

z , 5 7 3 F .3d at 60 5, 60 7 (s ta nd ard of

rev ie w); Uni te d St at es v. Feems te r , 57 2 F.3 d 45 5, 46 4 ( 8t h Ci r. 20 09 ) (en ba nc ) (s ub st an ti ve rev ie w is na rro w and de fere nt ia l t o s en te nc in g c ou rt)

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An in de pe nd en t rev ie w of th e reco rd pu rs ua nt to Pen so n v. Ohi o , 48 8 U.S. 75 , 80 (19 88 ), rev eal s n o n on fri vo lo us is su es for ap pe al

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-Acco rd in gl y , th e jud gm en t is aff i r m ed

. Co un se l’s m ot io n to wit hd raw is
gr an te d.

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