United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-2614 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PATRICK HANCOCK, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. No. 1:22-cr-00055-TWP-MJD-1 — Tanya Walton Pratt, Chief Judge. ____________________

ARGUED NOVEMBER 28, 2023 — DECIDED JUNE 5, 2024 ____________________

Before EASTERBROOK, HAMILTON, and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge. Defendant-appellant Patrick Hancock pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. His federal sentence was enhanced on the ground that when he possessed the firearm, he also violated Indiana Code § 35-44.1-2-6, which makes it a felony for a ci- vilian to impersonate a law enforcement officer. Hancock 2 No. 22-2614 appeals his sent