United States v. Michael Stephens, No. 15-5553 (6th Cir. 2017)
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION File Name: 17a0487n.06 Case No. 15-5553 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL STEPHENS, aka Michael Williams, Defendant-Appellant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Aug 22, 2017 DEBORAH S. HUNT, Clerk ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE BEFORE: MOORE, SUTTON, and DONALD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. Michael Stephens received a career-offender guidelines enhancement in connection with his sentence for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. On appeal, we upheld the enhancement on the basis of Stephens’ prior convictions for aggravated burglary, Tenn. Code § 39-14-403, attempted aggravated burglary, id., and felony drug possession. United States v. Stephens, 651 Fed. App’x 445 (6th Cir. 2016). Applying United States v. Ozier, 796 F.3d 597, 600–03 (6th Cir. 2015), we found Tennessee’s aggravated burglary statute divisible. As a result, we looked to the facts of Stephens’ prior conviction for attempted aggravated burglary to determine whether he had committed a generic form of the offense of “burglary of a dwelling.” We found that he had. Stephens, 651 Fed. App’x at 448. Following Mathis v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 2243 (2016), the Supreme Court vacated this judgment and remanded for further consideration. In light of Mathis and our recent decision in United States v. Stitt, Case No. 15-5553, United States v. Stephens 860 F.3d 854, 857–59 (6th Cir. 2017) (en banc), we reverse our prior determination and remand for resentencing, as both the government and Stephens agree is appropriate. 2
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