United States v. Cropp

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS January 5, 2004
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 03-10142
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
SHAWN DOUGLAS CROPP,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:02-CR-6-1-Y
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Before JONES, BENAVIDES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Shawn Douglas Cropp was charged in a two-count indictment
for being a felon in possession of firearms. See 18 U.S.C.
§ 922(g)(1). He was tried before a jury and convicted. Cropp
has appealed, contending that the evidence did not prove that he
knowingly possessed a firearm.
Cropp was arrested after guns were found during the traffic
stop of a vehicle in which Cropp was a passenger. A reasonable
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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juror could have concluded from Cropp’s proximity to the weapons
which were in plain view, the number of weapons found in the
vehicle, Cropp’s furtive movements, and the concealment of a
pistol in the crack of the seat underneath Cropp, that Cropp had
dominion or control over the weapons. See United States v.
Ybarra, 70 F.3d 362, 365 (5th Cir. 1995); see also United States
v. Smith, 930 F.2d 1081, 1085–86 (5th Cir. 1991). The judgment
of conviction is affirmed.
Although Cropp has not raised the issue and has not filed a
reply brief, the Government states correctly that the district
court plainly-erred in imposing consecutive terms of supervised
release. See United States v. Myers, 104 F.3d 76, 81 (5th Cir.
1997); 18 U.S.C. § 3624(e); U.S.S.G. § 5G1.2, comment. (n.2). We
vacate the sentence and remand the case to the district court for
resentencing.
AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED AND REMANDED IN PART.