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U.S. v. PICKETT

No. 17-13476.

916 F.3d 960 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert PICKETT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 20, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandy Brentari Galler , U.S. Attorney's Office, WEST PALM BEACH, FL, Aileen Cannon , Emily M. Smachetti , U.S. Attorney Service—Southern District of Florida, Robin W. Waugh , U.S. Attorney Service— SFL, MIAMI, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Andrew L. Adler , Federal Public Defender's Office, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Michael Caruso , Federal Public Defender, Bunmi A. Lomax , Federal Public Defender's Office, MIAMI, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MARCUS and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and GOLDBERG, Judge.

The district court granted Albert Pickett relief on a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence, ruling that, following changes in constitutional law regarding the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), Pickett no longer qualified as an armed career criminal and was not eligible for an enhanced sentence. The government...

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