U.S. v. DOWTHARD

No. 18-2088.

948 F.3d 814 (2020)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Riggs Bonamici , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul E. Gaziano , Attorney, Federal Defender Program, Rockford, IL, John F. Murphy , Attorney, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Ripple, Sykes, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Albert Dowthard pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Because of his prior state convictions, he was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) to 186 months in prison. See id. § 924(e). Although he raised no such argument in the district court, he now contends...

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