United States v. Ortez Jones

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 08-2851 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Ortez Jones, * * Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: February 10, 2009 Filed: July 24, 2009 ___________ Before RILEY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ___________ SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge. Ortez Jones pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Finding that Jones was an armed career criminal under the Armed Career…