DocketNumber: 19-1837
Filed Date: 5/8/2020
Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 5/8/2020
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-1837 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Kamaury Taujheim Watson lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines ____________ Submitted: March 9, 2020 Filed: May 8, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before ERICKSON, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Kamaury Taujheim Watson pled guilty to possessing a firearm in violation of18 U.S.C. § 922
(g)(1) and (9), subject to penalties outlined in18 U.S.C. § 924
(a)(2). The district court1 sentenced him to 45 months of imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Watson challenges his sentence. According to Watson, the district court misapplied § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual (“Guidelines”), resulting in an improper sentencing enhancement. We disagree. Section 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) of the Guidelines increases a defendant’s offense level by four points if he “used or possessed any firearm or ammunition in connection with another felony offense.” U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B). And Watson possessed a gun “in connection with” a contemporaneous violation of Iowa Code section 724.4(1). Under United States v. Walker, violating Iowa Code section 724.4(1) counts as “another felony offense” for purposes of § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B).771 F.3d 449
, 452–53 (8th Cir. 2014). Watson contends Walker was wrongly decided. However, Walker is binding precedent and one panel of this court cannot overrule a prior panel. Mader v. United States,654 F.3d 794
, 800 (8th Cir. 2011) (en banc). We therefore affirm his sentence. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. -2-