United States v. Jamison, No. 22-1840 (6th Cir. 2023)
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In 2019, Flint, Michigan officers recovered ammunition and three firearms from Jamison’s suspected residence. Jamison was charged as a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). The government referenced the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. 924(e) (ACCA) in the indictment. Jamison pleaded guilty without a plea agreement.
At sentencing, the district court found that Jamison had prior convictions that were violent felonies under the ACCA: a 1994 conviction as a juvenile in Michigan for second-degree murder and for felony firearm; a 2011 Michigan conviction for assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder and for felony firearm; and a 2012 federal conviction for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The Sixth Circuit affirmed his 188-month sentence. Michigan’s felony-firearm statute is a “violent felony” under the ACCA when a juvenile is convicted of that offense for possessing a firearm while committing second-degree murder because the second-degree murder element requires a level of culpability almost indistinguishable from purposeful or knowing, and necessarily involves the use of force.
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