United States v. Warnell Reid

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Warnell Reid was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The statutory maximum punishment for that violation, unless enhanced, is ten years’ imprisonment. 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2). Based on Reid’s criminal history, however, the district court applied the statutory penalty range of fifteen years to life imprisonment under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), and sentenced Reid to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment, with two years of supervised release.

Reid appeals the denial of his…