United States v. Townsend

OPINION

SUSAN RICHARD NELSON, United States District Judge

On December 14, 2016, this Court sentenced the Defendant Edward Townsend (“Townsend”) based on his recent federal conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. (See Court Minutes dated December 14, 2016 [Doc. No. 82].) At the hearing, the Court held—over Townsend’s objections—that the Armed Career Criminal Act’s (“ACCA”) minimum mandatory sentence applied because Townsend had the requisite three prior violent felony convictions. The Court stated its reasons on the record, but issues this written opinion memorializing that…