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U.S. v. JOHNSON

No. 13-3172.

743 F.3d 1110 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Jay JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 26, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maryann T. Mindrum , Cynthia J. Ridgeway , Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Howard N. Bernstein , Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

When police spotted Joseph Johnson, he was toting a gun. He threw it away, but the police recovered it. A felon-in-possession prosecution ensued. Johnson has a long record, and the prosecutors charged that at least three of his convictions were for "violent felonies" as the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), defines that term. After Johnson pleaded guilty to the felon-in-possession charge, the district judge determined...

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