United States v. Johnson

BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.

Federal sentences can be affected by a defendant's classification as an armed career criminal or a career offender. Both classifications underlie these appeals, *1065which grew out of the sentencing and resentencing of Mr. Darius Johnson for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute ( 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) ) and being a felon in possession of a firearm ( 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) ).

For these offenses, the district court initially imposed concurrent prison terms of 192 months, relying in part on Mr. Johnson's classification as an armed career criminal because of three prior…