Legal Opinion

United States v. Keenan Joyner

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 22, 2018No. 16-17285PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HULL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Keenan Jermaine Joyner appeals his conviction and sentence after a jury found him guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. On appeal, defendant Joyner argues that the district court's supplemental jury instruction did not adequately address the jury's question about possession of a firearm. Joyner also contends that the district court erred in concluding that his prior Florida convictions for attempted strong arm robbery and resisting an officer with violence are "violent felonies" under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA").…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. United States v. Travis Lamont SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  5. United States v. LopezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by25 opinions

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