U.S. v. DIXON

No. 14-10318.

805 F.3d 1193 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Edward DIXON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 20, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela H. Dows , Premier Legal Group, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant.

William Ramsey Reed (argued) and Elizabeth Olson White , Assistant United States Attorneys, Reno, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, MARSHA S. BERZON, and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

James Dixon pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Upon conviction, and at sentencing, the district court found that Dixon had three prior convictions for "violent felonies," as defined by the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), 18 U.S.C. §...

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