U.S. v. Prieto

Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 120-month term of incarceration on unlawful possession of firearm by felon charge, even though said sentence was based, in part, on imposition of two enhancements for trafficking firearms to individual whose possession of firearms defendant knew or had reason to know would be unlawful, and where defendant’s offense involved at least eight firearms. Both enhancements were supported by record, where record showed that: (1) defendant was transferring firearms to person whom defendant initially knew was on parole, and (2) defendant offered to sell five firearms that he had in his possession and sought to obtain three additional firearms for future sale. Fact that 13 months had elapsed between first and second firearms sales to individual on parole did not preclude Dist. Ct. from finding that instant trafficking enhancement applied to defendant with respect to both sales.