United States v. Michael Verner , 300 F. App'x 435 ( 2008 )


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  •                      United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 07-3690
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    United States of America,               *
    *
    Appellee,                  * Appeal from the United States
    * District Court for the
    v.                                * Western District of Missouri.
    *
    Michael E. Verner,                      * [UNPUBLISHED]
    *
    Appellant.                 *
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    Submitted: November 25, 2008
    Filed: December 1, 2008
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    Before MURPHY, BYE, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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    PER CURIAM.
    Michael Verner pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of
    a firearm. The district court sentenced him as an armed career criminal under 18
    U.S.C. § 924(e) and U.S.S.G. § 4B1.4 based on his three previous Missouri felony
    convictions for driving while intoxicated (DWI). Verner argues on appeal that his
    prior convictions for DWI do not constitute violent felonies qualifying him as an
    armed career criminal, and that the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) is
    unconstitutionally vague because the residual clause does not sufficiently define the
    criminal offenses that trigger the statutory minimum.
    While this appeal was pending, the Supreme Court overruled United States v.
    McCall, 
    439 F.3d 967
    , 969 (8th Cir. 2006) (en banc) (felony DWI conviction is
    violent felony under ACCA), and held that driving under the influence of alcohol is
    not a violent felony for purposes of the ACCA. See Begay v. United States, 128 S.
    Ct. 1581, 1583 (2008). Accordingly, we vacate Verner’s sentence and remand to the
    district court for resentencing consistent with Begay. See United States v. Livingston,
    
    442 F.3d 1082
    , 1083 (8th Cir. 2006) (review standard). In these circumstances, we
    find it unnecessary to address Verner’s vagueness argument.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 07-3690

Citation Numbers: 300 F. App'x 435

Judges: Murphy, Bye, Benton

Filed Date: 12/1/2008

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024