United States v. Windley

After Travis Windley pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the district court sentenced him to ninety-six months’ imprisonment, over the government’s objection. The sole issue raised in this ensuing appeal by the government is whether the district court erred in determining that Windley’s prior convictions in Massachusetts state court for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (ABDW) were not convictions for a “violent felony” under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B), That determination makes a difference…