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U.S. v. THORNTON

No. 13-3302.

766 F.3d 875 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Timothy A. THORNTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carie Allen , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued (Stephen C. Moss, Acting Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.

Paul S. Becker , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued ( Tammy Dickinson , U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Timothy Thornton pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Based on Thornton's criminal history, the presentence investigation report (PSR) recommended that he qualified as an "armed career criminal" under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Over Thornton's objection, the district court agreed and sentenced him to 15 years' imprisonment...

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