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U.S. v. VAN

No. 07-3812.

543 F.3d 963 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lafayette Deandre VAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 3, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyonel Norris, AFPD, argued, Andrea K. George, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN for appellant.

Michael A. Dees, AUSA, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, COLLOTON, Circuit Judge, and PIERSOL, District Judge.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Lafayette Deandre Van of being a felon in possession of a firearm, violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1). Van appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to convict and the district court1 erred in treating Van's three prior drug convictions as separate offenses, triggering a mandatory minimum sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), and...

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