United States v. Gore

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

In this direct appeal Thomas Gore contends that his prior Texas conviction for conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery is not a violent felony within the meaning of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)1 and that the district court erred in sentencing him as a career offender. We affirm.

I

Gore pled guilty to possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony, in *730violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The presentence report recommended that the district court sentence Gore as a career offender pursuant to the ACCA based on Gore’s three prior state convictions, two for serious…