July 23, 2026
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
USA v. Larry Darnell Doss
No. 24-2138
Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division, Judge Gretchen S. Lund. Before Circuit Judges Ripple, Hamilton and Pryor. Larry Darnell Doss pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, with a prior felony conviction for sexual battery under Indiana law. At sentencing, the district court enhanced Doss’s base offense level, classifying his prior conviction as a “crime of violence” under the sentencing guidelines. The court affirmed the sentence, concluding that Doss’s Indiana sexual battery conviction constituted a “forcible sex offense,” thereby qualifying as a “crime of violence” according to the guidelines. Judge Pryor authored the opinion. No concurrences or dissents were noted.
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