United States v. Jimmy Hunter

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.

WYNN, Circuit Judge:

In Miller v. Alabama, — U.S. -, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 2469, 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012), the Supreme Court announced that “the Eighth Amendment forbids a sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile offenders.” Relying on MillerDefendant Jimmy Eliab Hunter appeals from his sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm, asserting that the district court erred in sentencing him as an armed career criminal based on…