United States V. Bentley

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge. Defendant-Appellant Larry Bentley was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and knowingly receiving, concealing, or storing a stolen firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(j) and 924(a)(2). He was sentenced under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) for possession of a firearm having previously been convicted of three or more violent felony offenses. He appeals his conviction on Fourth Amendment grounds, contending that the evidence against him was uncovered pursuant to an illegal search and seizure. He also appeals his sentence, contending that two of his three underlying convictions do not qualify as violent felonies.