Legal Opinion

Jeremiah Davis v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 16, 2018No. Case 17-5659UnpublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the district court's grant of habeas relief to Jeremiah Davis. Because Tennessee reckless aggravated assault, § 39-13-102(a)(1), is a crime of violence under the use-of-force clause of *735 the Armed Career Criminal Act (the "ACCA") and the Shepard documents show that Davis was convicted under subsection (a)(1), we reverse the judgment of the district court.

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In 2001, Jeremiah Davis pled guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). United States v. Davis , 52 F. App'x 738 , 738 (6th Cir. 2002). He was sentenced as an armed…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. State v. BurnsTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  5. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013

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