United States v. James A. Jenkins

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• holding that possession of marijuana is not similar to the offenses enumerated in § 4A1.2(c)
• noting that how Nebraska law views offense does not determine how Guidelines view offense
• defendant’s convictions for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana in Nebraska state court were properly included in criminal history score
• clear-error standard applies to determinations regarding similarity between prior offense and excluded offenses listed under § 4A1.2(c)
• state's characterization of offense as 1 The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. -2- \infraction\ not determinative on whether it counts as a criminal history point

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