U.S. v. Yang

Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 15-year term of incarceration on unlawful possession of firearm charge, where Dist. Ct. found that all three of defendant’s prior convictions qualified as violent felonies under Armed Career Criminal Act. While defendant argued that Dist. Ct. erred by examining relevant sentencing and plea transcripts to determine that Minnesota conviction for felony domestic violence qualified as violent felony, Dist. Ct. could appropriately examine said documents where it was unclear from judgment of conviction which Minnesota criminal code section had been violated. Moreover, examination of relevant statute indicated existence of element that concerned use or threatened use of physical force that qualified said conviction for treatment under ACCA.