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U.S. v. WASHINGTON

No. 09-4446.

629 F.3d 403 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 10, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Meghan Suzanne Skelton , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant. Debra Lynn Dwyer , Office of the United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: James Wyda , Federal Public Defender, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Rod J. Rosenstein , United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Senior Judge KEITH joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

James Washington pled guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA") provides fifteen-year minimum sentences for § 922(g) violators with three prior convictions for violent felonies or serious drug offenses. 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Washington admits two such convictions, but appeals the district court's finding that a November 1999...

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