United States v. Collier
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOK, Circuit Judge.
Anthony Leon Collier, who pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), appeals his sentence, which was enhanced under the Armed Career Criminals Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924. We vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing.
I
Federal agents arrested Collier, a prior felon, after discovering he was pawning stolen firearms in Wyoming, Michigan. The government charged Collier as a felon in possession of a firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Collier pleaded guilty, but after learning that he faced not a ten-year maximum sentence but a…
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