U.S. v. BROWN

No. 13-1590.

734 F.3d 824 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Wendell Terrell BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine M. Menendez , Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jeffrey S. Paulsen , Assistant United States Attorney, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BYE, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Wendell Terrell Brown pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). He appeals, attacking the use in his sentencing of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). He also argues that the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii) is unconstitutionally vague. Rejecting Brown's arguments, the district court1 sentenced him to the ACCA's...

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