United States v. Tuck , 87 F. App'x 303 ( 2003 )


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  •                           UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,              
    Plaintiff-Appellee,
    v.                               No. 03-4509
    WILLIAM J. TUCK,
    Defendant-Appellant.
    
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond.
    Henry E. Hudson, District Judge.
    (CR-02-469)
    Submitted: December 11, 2003
    Decided: December 23, 2003
    Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and
    HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    COUNSEL
    Frank W. Dunham, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Robert Wagner,
    Assistant Federal Public Defender, Richmond, Virginia, for Appel-
    lant. Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Olivia N. Hawkins,
    Assistant United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
    2                        UNITED STATES v. TUCK
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See
    Local Rule 36(c).
    OPINION
    PER CURIAM:
    William J. Tuck appeals from his conviction following his condi-
    tional guilty plea for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in viola-
    tion of 
    18 U.S.C. § 922
    (g)(1) (2000). He was sentenced to thirty-
    seven months in prison. On appeal, Tuck challenges: (1) the district
    court’s denial of his motion to suppress several firearms recovered
    from his vehicle; and (2) the district court’s denial of a reduction in
    his sentence under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2K2.1
    (2002). We affirm.
    Factual findings underlying a motion to suppress are reviewed for
    clear error and legal determinations are reviewed de novo. Ornelas v.
    United States, 
    517 U.S. 690
    , 691 (1996); United States v. Rusher, 
    966 F.2d 868
    , 873 (4th Cir. 1992). When a suppression motion has been
    denied, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the
    Government. United States v. Seidman, 
    156 F.3d 542
    , 547 (4th Cir.
    1998). Guided by these standards, we find no error in the district
    court’s determination that the police officers did not infringe Tuck’s
    Fourth Amendment rights.
    Section 2K2.1(b)(2) of the Guidelines provides for a reduction in
    sentence when the firearms in question are possessed by a disqualified
    person "solely for lawful sporting purposes or collection." Defendant
    bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that
    he is entitled to a specified sentencing reduction, and we review the
    court’s determination for clear error. See United States v. Abdi, 
    342 F.3d 313
    , 317 (4th Cir. 2003). We conclude the district court did not
    err in denying a § 2K2.1(b)(2) reduction in sentence.
    For the foregoing reasons, we affirm Tuck’s conviction and sen-
    tence. We dispense with oral argument, because the facts and legal
    contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court
    and argument would not aid the decisional process.
    AFFIRMED
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 03-4509

Citation Numbers: 87 F. App'x 303

Judges: Niemeyer, Motz, Hamilton

Filed Date: 12/23/2003

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/6/2024