Legal Opinion
United States v. Raymond Edward Braun
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 8, 2015No. 13-15013PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Raymond Edward Braun challenges on this appeal his sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”). Braun was sentenced under the “violent felony” provision of the ACCA, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Sentencing under this provision requires proof of three prior violent felonies. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, which is the mandatory minimum under this statute. We hold that the Government failed to prove that Braun had three prior convictions for violent felonies. We reverse and remand.
I. Facts and Procedural History
In July 2013, Braun pleaded guilty to…
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