U.S. v. RICHARDSON

No. 97-6418.

166 F.3d 1360 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony James RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Elewski, Alexander Bunin, Christopher Knight, Mobile, AL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Gina S. Vann, Asst. U.S. Atty., Mobile, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before DUBINA and BARKETT, Circuit Judges, and JONES, Senior Circuit Judge.


DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Anthony James Richardson ("Richardson"), appeals his sentence imposed by the district court under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 ("ACCA"), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (1984), for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). For the reasons stated below, we vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing.

I. BACKGROUND FACTS

Richardson possessed a firearm as a felon...

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