McCray pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon and received a 180-month sentence after the district court applied the attempted-first-degree-murder cross-reference, raising his advisory range from 27–33 months to 151–188 months. The Eleventh Circuit held that meaningful appellate review required explicit findings that McCray intended a killing, took or aided a substantial step, and possessed the premeditation necessary for first-degree murder. The district court’s generalized finding of involvement did not clearly establish those elements. The sentence was vacated and the case remanded for additional findings and resentencing as appropriate.