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U.S. v. MARTINEZ

No. 96-1878.

122 F.3d 421 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John W. MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 20, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Ex (argued), Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Appellate Division, Chicago, IL, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stephen K. Milott (argued), Chicago, Il, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

After pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon pursuant to a plea agreement, John Martinez was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He now appeals, arguing that he was improperly sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act because the district court erred in counting an earlier military court-martial as a felony. We affirm.

I.

A three-time convicted felon, John Martinez was arrested after selling firearms to...

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