Legal Opinion
United States v. Bralen Jordan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 12, 2016No. 14-3444PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Bralen Jordan pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The district court enhanced Jordan’s sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), after concluding that he had three prior violent felony convictions, and sentenced him to 180 months. Jordan appeals, arguing that two of his prior convictions were not violent felonies under the ACCA. We reverse and remand for resentencing.
The ACCA imposes a mandatory minimum fifteen year sentence if a defendant has been convicted as a felon in possession…
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