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PORTER v. U.S.

No. 18-5091.

959 F.3d 800 (2020)

Xavier Demetrius PORTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 20, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Erin R. Chapman , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Terry M. Cushing , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Louisville, Kentucky for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Erin R. Chapman , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Monica Wheatley , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee. Xavier Porter, Jesup, Georgia, pro se.

Before: SILER, GIBBONS, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Xavier Porter has committed more than a few armed robberies during his lifetime. He now argues that those robberies don't qualify as "violent felonies" or "crimes of violence" under federal law. The district court rejected his arguments. We affirm.

Over a six-week period, Porter robbed nine different...

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