U.S. v. Petersen

Dist. Ct. did not err in imposing below-guidelines, 48-month term of incarceration on charge of unlawful possession of firearm by felon, as well as imposing consecutive 6-month sentence for violation of terms of supervised release that arose out of his firearms conviction. Moreover, Ct. of Appeals granted motion by defendant’s appellate counsel to withdraw from case, after counsel indicated that only potential issue raised by defendant concerned consecutive nature of his sentence for violation of his supervised release, which lacked merit, where sentencing guidelines specifically advised that consecutive sentences should be imposed upon revocation of supervised release.