United States v. Bryant Griffin

A jury found Bryant Griffin guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). After finding that Griffin was an armed career criminal (ACC), the district court' 1 sentenced him to 240 months’ imprisonment, a within-Guidelines sentence. On appeal, Griffin argues that (1) his 240-month sentence is substantively unreasonable and (2) his Sixth Amendment rights were violated by application of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). We affirm.

I. Background

While a passenger on a bus, Griffin argued with other passengers. During the dispute, Griffin removed a…