United States v. William Henry Taylor A/K/A Baldy Briley A/K/A William Briley Taylor

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

William Henry Taylor appeals both his conviction and sentence in this prosecution for possessing, as a felon, firearms which had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce, an act criminalized by the Armed Career Criminal Act. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). 1 Most of the issues raised in this appeal involve the application of the Act’s mandatory fifteen-year sentence for a defendant convicted under § 922(g) and having at least three prior convictions for violent felonies. 2 After careful consideration of all Taylor’s assignments of error, we have concluded that the…