United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Almon D. Wells, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee

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• holding that a juvenile adjudication for aggravated assault did not qualify as an ACCA predicate where the juvenile petition did not mandate the conclusion that the offense involved a firearm
• observing that “it falls to BOP, not the district judge, to determine when a sentence is deemed to ‘commence’”
• stating that the BOP, not the district judge, will determine when a sentence commences
• upholding 14% upward variance based on defendant's \egregious actions\ and \lengthy history of escalating violent behavior\
• upholding 14% upward variance based on defendant’s “egregious actions” and “lengthy history of escalating violent behavior”
• “[W]e opt to [apply the categorical approach] to consideration of prior juvenile adjudications in the context of sentencing pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act.”

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