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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 16, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Edward L. Metzger III, OMEGA LAW PLLC, Union, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Adam J. Joines, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Judge(s): GRIFFIN, THAPAR, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland

MATHIS, Circuit Judge. Kenneth Evans pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. He now challenges the procedural reasonableness of his 57-month sentence, arguing that the district court improperly increased his advisory Sentencing Guidelines range upon finding that his prior conviction for aggravated robbery under Ohio law is a “crime of violence,” as the Guidelines define that term.

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