United States v. Brown

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Scott M. Matheson, Jr., Circuit Judge

Chad Brown pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, which normally carnes a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2). The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) sets a 15-year minimum sentence if a defendant has three prior convictions for a violent felony, a serious drug offense, or both, committed on different occasions. § 924(e)(1). Mr. Brown’s criminal history includes two pri- or convictions for distributing a controlled substance and a prior conviction under Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 645 for assault and…