United States of America v. Kamaury Taujheim Watson

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 19-1837
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Kamaury Taujheim Watson
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
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Submitted: March 9, 2020
Filed: May 8, 2020
[Unpublished]
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Before ERICKSON, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Kamaury Taujheim Watson pled guilty to possessing a firearm in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and (9), subject to penalties outlined in 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2).

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The district court1 sentenced him to 45 months of imprisonment, followed by 3 years
of supervised release. Watson challenges his sentence. According to Watson, the
district court misapplied § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines
Manual (“Guidelines”), resulting in an improper sentencing enhancement.
We disagree. Section 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) of the Guidelines increases a defendant’s
offense level by four points if he “used or possessed any firearm or ammunition in
connection with another felony offense.” U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B). And Watson
possessed a gun “in connection with” a contemporaneous violation of Iowa Code
section 724.4(1). Under United States v. Walker, violating Iowa Code section 724.4(1)
counts as “another felony offense” for purposes of § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B). 771 F.3d 449,
452–53 (8th Cir. 2014).
Watson contends Walker was wrongly decided. However, Walker is binding
precedent and one panel of this court cannot overrule a prior panel. Mader v. United
States, 654 F.3d 794, 800 (8th Cir. 2011) (en banc). We therefore affirm his sentence.
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1The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Iowa.
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