UNITED STATES v. STOWELL

No. 21-2234.

82 F.4th 607 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Christopher STOWELL, Defendant-Appellant Eighth Circuit Federal Public Defender Offices, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 22, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Michael R. Dreeben , of Washington, DC. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; James B. Pierce , AFPD, of Fort Smith, AR., Christopher Aaron Holt , Research and Writing Specialist with the FPD, of Fayetteville, AR., L. Nicole Allen , of San Fransisco, CA., Rachel A. Chong , of Washington, DC., and Heather Welles of Los Angeles, CA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Paul T. Crane , of Washington, DC. The following attorney(s) appeared on the original appellee brief; David A. Harris , AUSA, of Fort Smith, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the court appointed amicus and appeared on the brief was James F. Bennett , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief; Edward L. Dowd, Jr. , of Saint Louis, MO., Carolina Catherine Beck , of Saint Louis, MO., and Caitlin E. O'Connell , of Saint Louis, MO.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, LOKEN, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, BENTON, SHEPHERD, KELLY, ERICKSON, GRASZ, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges, En Banc.


After Christopher Stowell pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), the district court1 designated him an armed career criminal and sentenced him to 180 months in prison. Stowell appealed, arguing that his predicate offenses were not...

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