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U.S. v. CARTWRIGHT

No. 11-5060.

678 F.3d 907 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tracy Don CARTWRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry L. Derryberry , Research & Writing Specialist ( Julia L. O'Connell , Federal Public Defender, and Stephen J. Greubel , Assistant Federal Public Defender, with him on the brief), Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant.

Leena Alam , Assistant United States Attorney ( Thomas Scott Woodward , United States Attorney, Joel-lyn A. McCormick , Assistant United States Attorney on the brief), Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, BALDOCK, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Among other things, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) prohibits a convicted felon from possessing ammunition. Meanwhile, the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) mandates a 15-year minimum term of imprisonment for "a person who violates section 922(g) . . . and has three previous convictions . . . for a violent felony . . . committed on occasions different from one another." Id. § 924(e)(1). The ACCA defines a "violent felony" in pertinent part...

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