USA v. Leon Woods, Jr.

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Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Leon Woods, Jr.. Decision: Affirmed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.

Case: 15-14802

Date Filed: 05/16/2017

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 15-14802
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:15-cr-20462-KMM-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
LEON WOODS, JR.,
Defendant - Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(May 16, 2017)

Before MARTIN, ANDERSON, and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.

Case: 15-14802

Date Filed: 05/16/2017

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PER CURIAM:

Leon Woods, Jr. appeals his 105-month sentence, imposed after pleading
guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 922(g)(1).

The district court correctly concluded that Woods’s Florida

manslaughter conviction was a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)’s
residual clause because this Court’s prior precedent establishes the residual
clause’s constitutional validity and categorically qualifies Florida manslaughter as
a crime of violence. For background, see United States v. Matchett, 802 F.3d 1185
(11th Cir. 2015); In re Burgest, 829 F.3d 1285 (11th Cir. 2016). In addition, even
if the district court committed error, the error was harmless, as the district court
stated that it would impose the 105-month sentence as a reasonable sentence,
regardless of any Sentencing Guideline calculation; and the sentence was, in fact,
reasonable. For background, see United States v. Keene, 470 F.3d 1347 (11th Cir.
2006).
AFFIRMED.

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