United States v. Smith

O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge. *

Fred Douglas Smith pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He appeals from the district court’s application of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), to enhance his sentence. 1 Specifically at issue is whether an assault or battery committed by a person in custody on an employee of the Office of Juvenile Affairs is, categorically, a violent felony. We AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

On September 8, 2010, Smith pled guilty in the Western District of Oklahoma to one count of felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).…