DOTSON v. U.S.

No. 18-1701.

949 F.3d 317 (2020)

Steven DOTSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Larry Ray Goodson , Attorney, Jones Day, New York, NY, Steven Dotson, United States Penitentiary-Victorville, Adelanto, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jackson Taylor Kirklin , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Barrett and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


The Presentence Investigation Report on Steven Dotson listed six prior felony convictions, three of which the Probation Office identified as qualifying him for the enhanced mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment under the Armed Career Criminal Act. The PSR was silent on whether any of Dotson's other three convictions...

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