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U.S. v. WALKER

No. 18-10211.

953 F.3d 577 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Gerard WALKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 20, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peggy Sasso (argued), Assistant Federal Defender; Heather E. Williams , Federal Defender; Office of the Federal Public Defender, Fresno, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Ross Pearson (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Camil A. Skipper , Appellate Chief; McGregor W. Scott , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Fresno, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Michael J. Melloy, Jay S. Bybee, and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Defendant Steven Walker challenges the application of a fifteen-year-minimum sentencing enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) to his sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He makes two arguments. First, he says that his predicate domestic-violence convictions do not qualify...

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