United States v. Brett D. Sorenson

81 F.3d 171 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brett D. SORENSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-35585. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 1996. * Decided April 1, 1996. Before: REINHARDT, KOZINSKI, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Brett D. Sorenson, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his second 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion which challenged his fifteen-year sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). Sorenson argues that he was improperly sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) because his civil right to possess weapons had been restored in connection with his predicate convictions. We affirm. 3 Title 18 U.S.C. § 921 (a)(20) mandates that "[w]hat constitutes a conviction of [ ] a crime [punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year] shall be determined in…