United States v. Presse D. Mathews, Jr.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Presse Mathews, Jr. pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court determined that he previously had committed three violent felonies and, as a result, sentenced him under the Armed Career Criminal Act, see id. § 924(e)(1). In this appeal, Mr. Mathews contends that one of these prior felonies should not have been classified as “violent” based upon the information available to the court at sentencing. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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BACKGROUND

On May 5,…