United States v. Joseph J. Johnson

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge..

When police spotted Joseph Johnson, he was toting a gun. He threw it away, but the police recovered it. A felon-in-possession prosecution ensued. Johnson has a long record, and the prosecutors charged that at least three of his convictions were for “violent felonies” as the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), defines that term. After Johnson pleaded guilty to the felon-in-possession charge, the district judge determined that Johnson’s convictions for robbery, domestic battery, and resisting law enforcement all meet the Act’s definition of violent felony.…