Legal Opinion

United States v. Romero-Leon

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 10, 2012No. 11-2065UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

PAUL J. KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant, Reynaldo Romero-Leon, appeals his sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). He contends that his previous convictions do not meet the criteria for an enhanced sentence under the ACCA. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a), and we affirm.

Background

Mr. Romero-Leon pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition (Count 1) and being an alien unlawfully present in the United States in possession of a firearm (Count 2). 1 R. 6-7, 9;…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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