U.S. v. CARTER

No. 18-14806.

969 F.3d 1239 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cedrin Farodd CARTER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 12, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Billingsley , Elizabeth Holt , Praveen S. Krishna , U.S. Attorney Service — Northern District of Alabama, U.S. Attorney's Office, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Deanna Lee Oswald , Alexander Peter Vlisides , Federal Public Defender — NAL, Huntsville, AL, Glennon Fletcher Threatt, Jr. , Kevin L. Butler , Tobie John Smith , Federal Public Defenders, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, GRANT, Circuit Judge, and ANTOON, District Judge.


More than a decade ago, Cedrin Carter pleaded guilty in a state court to distributing cocaine and to distributing marijuana. The question now is whether he pleaded to committing those offenses at different times. That is what will determine if he qualifies as a career criminal under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). If...

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