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VAN CANNON v. U.S.

No. 17-2631.

890 F.3d 656 (2018)

Jerry L. VAN CANNON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 16, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelley M. Fite , Attorney, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF WISCONSIN, INC., Madison, WI, Petitioner-Appellant.

David Brian Goodhand , Attorney, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Criminal Division, Washington, DC, Alice H. Green , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Sykes and Hamilton, Circuit Judges, and Lee, District Judge.

In 2009 Jerry Van Cannon pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), which imposes higher penalties on § 922(g) violators who have three prior convictions for a "violent felony" or "serious drug offense."

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