Legal Opinion

United States v. Adam Flores

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 30, 2019No. 18-40334PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendant Adam Alfredo Flores appeals the district court's determination that he *683 was subject to an enhanced mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e). Flores also appeals his base offense level calculation under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1. We VACATE the sentence and REMAND for a resentencing.

I. Background

In February 2018, Flores pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). The following criminal history is relevant to calculating his sentencing guideline range. In 1996,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. Custis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. United States v. Cisneros-GutierrezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jean v. CiolliDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2022
  2. Jennings v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2022
  3. United States v. Adam FloresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  4. Wallace v. United States Of America Do not docket in this case. File only in [6:15-cr-00030].District Court, S.D. Texas · 2020
  5. Wallace v. United States Of America Do not docket in this case. File only in [6:15-cr-00057-1].District Court, S.D. Texas · 2020

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