United States v. Joseph W. Demint

Joseph W. Demint appeals his sentence as an armed career criminal pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), and U.S.S.G. § 4B1.4(a). We affirm.

Following a jury trial, Demint was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Dem-int’s indictment and presentence report (PSR) set forth the following three prior convictions as the basis for sentencing under the ACCA: (1) a 1979 Louisiana conviction for simple burglary; (2) a 1979 Florida conviction for attempted burglary and for possession of burglary tools; and (3) a…