United States v. Beason

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Deandre Beason is one of nearly thirty defendants indicted together after authorities investigated a drug ring that had operated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for almost a decade. But Beason, a felon, was charged only with possessing a handgun that was found in his bed during execution of a search warrant, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and he pleaded guilty to that crime. The district court determined that Beason is an Armed Career Criminal and sentenced him to the 15-year statutory minimum. See id. § 924(e). Beason filed a notice of appeal, but his appointed lawyer cannot identify a nonfi’ivolous…