United States v. Oliveira

The government has appealed from the 100-month sentence imposed upon Anthony Oliveira following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We agree with the government that, in view of this court’s recent decision in United States v. Rodriguez, 659 F.3d 117 (1st Cir.2011), which issued after Oliveira was sentenced, the district court erred in its determination that Oliveira’s Massachusetts convictions of larceny from a person did not qualify as “crimes of violence” under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. §…