United States v. Am

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Samnang Am appeals both his conviction and sentence under the felon-in-possession statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Am’s primary argument is that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress a firearm and ammunition seized incident to a Terry stop. 1 He additionally claims that the court was in error when it found that one of his prior convictions qualified as a predicate under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Finding no error, we affirm both the conviction and subsequent sentence.

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We relate the facts “as the…