United States v. Dominic Rickett

Dominic A. Rickett pled guilty to unlawful possession of ammunition as a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). After finding that Rickett had at least three prior convictions for violent felonies, the district court 2 sentenced Rickett to the mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Rickett appeals, and we affirm.

First, Rickett challenges the district court’s use of two burglary convictions as ACCA-qualifying offenses. Rickett claims the burglaries do not qualify as separate violent…