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Ninth Circuit limits application of firearms enhancment

In a case that mentions Rambo and quotes from 12 Angry Men, a Ninth Circuit panel today in US v. Jimison, No. 06-30417 (9th Cir. July 16, 2007) (available here), limits the reach of a firearms enhancement under the federal sentencing guidelines.  Perhaps the fact that Hollywood is within the circuit helps account for the cinematic qualities of the decision in Jimison.