U.S. v. SMITH

No. 07-1853.

544 F.3d 781 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doris L. Pryor (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jack F. Crawford (argued), Crawford & Devane, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before RIPPLE, EVANS and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Steven Smith was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e). The district court found that Mr. Smith qualified for an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) ("ACCA" or "Act"), and therefore imposed a sentence of 240 months' imprisonment. Mr. Smith now appeals his sentence, challenging whether, after the Supreme Court's recent decision...

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