CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:
The Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA") imposes a mandatory 15-year term of imprisonment upon convicted felons who unlawfully possess a firearm and have three or more prior convictions for committing violent felonies. 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) (2006). The question before this court is whether a violation of Texas Penal Code § 22.01 constitutes a violent felony as defined by the ACCA. The district court held that it does. We AFFIRM...
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