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U.S. v. YOUNG

No. 08-1394.

580 F.3d 373 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Danotus YOUNG, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Richard Charles Gould, Law Offices, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant. Jennifer L. McManus, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Richard Charles Gould, Law Offices, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant. Jennifer L. McManus, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

LIOI, D.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which GRIFFIN, J., joined. SUTTON, J. (pp. 381-85), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part, dissenting in part and concurring in the judgment.

OPINION

SARA LIOI, District Judge.

Defendant Michael Young ("Young") appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), as well as his 15-year sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). For the reasons that follow, we affirm both the conviction and the sentence.

I.

On December 15, 2006, at approximately 1:15 a.m., police officers in Grand Rapids, Michigan observed Young asleep...

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