U.S. v. RIDENS

No. 14-3221.

792 F.3d 1270 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ryan RIDENS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the Briefs: Melanie S. Morgan , Morgan Pilate LLC, Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.

James A. Brown , Assistant United States Attorney ( Barry R. Grissom , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney, Topeka, KS, for Appellee.

Before HARTZ, BALDOCK, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.


After pleading guilty to a gun offense, Ryan Ridens received the fifteen-year mandatory-minimum sentence enhancement established by the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) for certain felons with three or more prior convictions for "violent felon[ies]" or "serious drug offense[s]." 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). He claims, however...

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