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U.S. v. HOUSTON

No. 98-5734.

187 F.3d 593 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William T. HOUSTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary M. Kenner (argued and briefed), Asst. U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Knoxville, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Elizabeth B. Ford (briefed), Rita C. LaLumia (argued), Asst. F.P. Defenders, Federal Defender Services, Knoxville, TN; Leah J. Prewitt, Thomas J. Wright, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Greeneville, TN; William T. Houston, Leavenworth, KS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: WELLFORD, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

SILER, Circuit Judge.

William T. Houston was sentenced under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), after his conviction under § 922(g) for being a felon in possession of a firearm. His sentence was enhanced on the basis of three predicate violent felonies under the ACCA: felonious assault, escape, and murder. He appeals the use of his conviction for escape as a predicate violent felony under the ACCA. We affirm.

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