U.S. v. Johnson, No. 08-5245-cr (2nd Cir.) (616 F.3d 85) (August 2, 2010) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
Defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where a violation of Connecticut General Statute section 53a-179b (Rioting at a correctional institution) qualified as a "violent felony" under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
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