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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 25, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Jennifer Niles Coffin, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Luke A. McLaurin, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Judge(s): COLE, GIBBONS, and BUSH, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga

BUSH, Circuit Judge. Defendant-Appellant Cody Ballinger pleaded guilty to a single count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court sentenced Ballinger to 180 months’ imprisonment based on an enhancement under the mandatory minimum of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Ballinger now appeals his sentence. We AFFIRM.

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