U.S. v. SMITH

No. 17-4015.

882 F.3d 460 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antoine Darrell SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 15, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: John David Bryson , WYATT, EARLY, HARRIS & WHEELER, LLP, High Point, North Carolina, for Appellant. JoAnna Gibson McFadden , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Sandra J. Hairston , Acting United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Traxler and Judge Duncan joined.


The district court held that the North Carolina crime of voluntary manslaughter is a violent felony under the force clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i). We agree, and affirm the enhanced sentence imposed on Antoine Smith as a result.

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Antoine Smith pled guilty...

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