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U.S. v. ADAMS

No. 05-2180.

442 F.3d 645 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ronnie Delvon ADAMS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 23, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee T. Lawless, Asst. Federal Public Defender, St. Louis, MO (David C. Hemingway, Research & Writing Specialist with the Federal Public Defender's Office, on the brief), for appellant.

Cristian M. Stevens, Asst. U.S. Attorney, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before MORRIS SHEPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Ronnie Delvon Adams (Adams) appeals the district court's1 decision to sentence him as an armed career criminal pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). We affirm.

I. DISCUSSION

The ACCA provides a sentence enhancement for individuals who have at least three prior convictions for a "violent felony." Id. The ACCA defines a "violent felony" as ...

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