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U.S. v. BURNS-JOHNSON

No. 16-4338.

864 F.3d 313 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lamar BURNS-JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 18, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ann Loraine Hester , FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Amy Elizabeth Ray , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Ross Richardson , Executive Director, FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Jill Westmoreland Rose , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Keenan wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and Judge Duncan joined.

In this appeal, we consider whether the North Carolina offense of robbery with a dangerous weapon, in violation of North Carolina General Statutes Section 14-87 (armed robbery, or statutory armed robbery), qualifies as a "violent felony" for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. §...

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