Legal Opinion
United States v. Jazzman Rickeem Brown
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 18, 2018No. 16-14267; 16-14284PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
Jazzman Brown, who is a federal prisoner, brings this appeal of the sentence imposed on him in District Court, after that court granted his motion to vacate or correct his earlier sentence, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
In his § 2255 motion, Mr. Brown attacked his original sentence, saying that in light of Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015), he no longer qualified for a 15-year sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (“ACCA”). The District Court agreed and vacated Mr, Brown’s 15-year sentence.…
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