U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 18-2662.

931 F.3d 570 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph A. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Hollar , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Adam Stevenson , Attorney, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Law School, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Kanne, Hamilton, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Joseph Williams pleaded guilty to possessing a gun as a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He appeals only his sentence, arguing that the district court erred by sentencing him under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), based...

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