U.S. v. BURRIS

No. 17-10478.

920 F.3d 942 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Latroy Leon BURRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 10, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail A. Hayworth , James Wesley Hendrix , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James Matthew Wright , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Amarillo, TX, Brandon Elliott Beck , Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WIENER, GRAVES, and HO, Circuit Judges.


Defendant-Appellant Latroy Leon Burris pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), which provides for an increased sentence if the defendant has been convicted of three prior violent felonies. Burris contends that he was not eligible for the increase...

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