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U.S. v. BALL

No. 14-5048.

771 F.3d 964 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derrick Montez BALL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 17, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeffrey C. Rager , Rager Law Firm, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Kate K. Smith , United States Attorney's Office, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jeffrey C. Rager , Rager Law Firm, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Charles P. Wisdom, Jr. , Ron L. Walker, Jr. , United States Attorney's Office, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: SILER, CLAY, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

SILER, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns whether a Kentucky conviction for fleeing in a motor vehicle from the police qualifies as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). In 2013, Derrick Ball pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court enhanced his sentence under the ACCA on account of three previous Kentucky...

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