United States v. Mulkern

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Stage Setting

Brian Mulkern pled guilty to a federal charge of possessing ammunition as a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Normally the max prison sentence for an ammunition-possessing felon is 10 years. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2). But under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA,” for short), a felon with three or more prior convictions for “violent felon[ies]” or “serious drug offensefs]” carried out “on occasions different from one . another” must get at least 15 years. See id. § 924(e)(1). In addition to two concededly AC CA- qualifying Maine burglary convictions,…