U.S. v. JONES

No. 08-2851.

574 F.3d 546 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ortez JONES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Flynn, AAG, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Cristian Matthew Stevens, AUSA, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before RILEY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Ortez Jones pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Finding that Jones was an armed career criminal under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), the district court1 sentenced him to the statutory mandatory minimum of 15 years imprisonment. On appeal, Jones challenges the district court...

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