United States v. Andre Barnes

Andre Barnes appeals his 180-month mandatory minimum sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). We affirm.

Barnes pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C), the parties agreed that a sentence of 180 months of imprisonment, the ACCA’s mandatory minimum sentence, was the appropriate sentence if Barnes was determined to be an armed career criminal, as the parties believed him to be. The presentence report classified Barnes as an armed career criminal based on…