United States v. Tyrice L. Sawyers

OPINION

EDMUNDS, District Judge.

Defendanb-Appellant Tyrice Sawyers appeals his conviction, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(a), for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and his sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), and the sentencing guidelines. For the reasons that follow, the conviction is AFFIRMED. The district court erred, however, by employing the categorical approach when determining whether statutory rape constitutes a predicate “violent felony” under the ACCA. Therefore, the sentence is VACATED and the case is REMANDED for further…