UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 19-60463 Summary Calendar.

950 F.3d 328 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Brian WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED February 27, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carla J. Clark , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Abby Webber Brumley, Esq. , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Thomas Creagher Turner, Jr., Esq. , Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WIENER, HAYNES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Richard Brian Williams, who pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), appeals the enhancement of his sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). He argues that he could not be sentenced under the ACCA because 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2), not...

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