UNITED STATES v. HEARD

No. 22-1380.

62 F.4th 1109 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Lorenzo Eugene HEARD, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 16, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the appellant's brief, was Lisa D. Kirkpatrick , AUSA, of Saint Paul, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the appellee's brief, was Robert D. Richman , of Saint Louis Park, MN.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, BENTON and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


Lorenzo Heard was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court1 sentenced Heard to 75 months' imprisonment. The government appeals the district court's decision not to enhance Heard's sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). We find...

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