U.S. v. BANKHEAD

No. 12-4009.

746 F.3d 323 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Calvin BANKHEAD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine M. Menendez , AFPD, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

Jeffrey Marc Bryan , AUSA, Sabrina Ly , AUSA, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.

Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Following his guilty plea to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), Calvin Bankhead received a 180-month mandatory minimum sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for resentencing.

The written plea agreement, executed by Bankhead and the Government, specified a statutory maximum term of 120 months' imprisonment...

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