United States v. Stapleton

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal from an enhanced sentence, the question is whether the Louisiana crime of false imprisonment while armed with a dangerous weapon under LA.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 14:46.1(A) is a violent felony under either the Force Clause or the Otherwise Clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). 1 As interpreted by the Louisiana Supreme Court, “with a dangerous weapon” means either (1) with a loaded pistol anywhere on the offender’s person, whether displayed or concealed, or (2) with any other instrumentality, which, in the manner used is calculated or likely…