United States v. Charlton

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Trevor Charlton (“Charlton”), an African-American, was convicted by a jury of one count of being a felon in possession of a, firearm,1 in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).2 The district court enhanced Charlton’s sentence pursuant to the *46Armed Career Criminal Act (“the ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e).3

On appeal, Charlton makes two claims. First, Charlton contends that the empanelment of the jury that convicted him was tainted by racial discrimination in violation of the Constitution and Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). Second,…