TAYLOR v. U.S.

No. 17-1760.

926 F.3d 939 (2019)

Derrick TAYLOR Petitioner-Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 7, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Elkins , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Robert H. Meyers , Federal Public Defender's Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Derrick Taylor, Pro Se.

Andrew Dunne , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Melinda Williams , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Lisa D. Kirkpatrick , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Saint Paul, MN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Derrick Taylor pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in September 2015. In his plea agreement and at sentencing, consistent with Eighth Circuit precedent, Taylor conceded that he had three or more prior convictions for a "violent felony" as defined in the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), making him subject...

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