UNITED STATES v. VALENCIA

No. 22-50283 Summary Calendar.

66 F.4th 1032 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel VALENCIA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 4, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, Charles E. Fowler, Jr. , U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Judy Fulmer Madewell , Kristin L. Davidson , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Maureen Scott Franco , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before King, Higginson, and Willett, Circuit Judges.


Samuel Valencia pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and he was sentenced to 235 months' imprisonment. His sentence reflected the district court's imposition of a sentencing enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), which is triggered when a § 922(g) offender...

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