United States v. Samuel James Johnson

Samuel James Johnson pleaded guilty to being an armed career criminal in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e). The district court 1 designated three of Johnson’s prior convictions — attempted simple robbery, simple robbery, and possession of a short-barreled shotgun — as violent felonies. The court then found Johnson to be an armed career criminal under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) and sentenced him to the mandatory minimum of 180 months’ imprisonment. Johnson appeals his designation as an armed career criminal, arguing that his convictions for…