UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. FREDDIE A. KNIPP, JR - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 19, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Michael R. Mazzoli, COX & MAZZOLI PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Andrew E. Smith, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Michael R. Mazzoli, COX & MAZZOLI PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., Amanda Harris Huang, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Judge(s): GIBBONS, LARSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Ashland

LARSEN, Circuit Judge. Freddie Knipp, Jr., sold methamphetamine on two occasions to a friend. He also bought a gun for that same friend, knowing he was a felon. For this, Knipp was convicted of two counts of distributing a controlled substance and one count of knowingly selling or disposing of a firearm to a felon. The district court sentenced him to 138 months’ imprisonment. Knipp appeals his conviction and sentence. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

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