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Before CARNES, HULL and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

This case presents the question of whether a guilty plea followed by a sentence of probation and a withholding of adjudication qualifies under Florida law as a predicate conviction for the purpose of enhancing a defendant’s sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Defendant Euladio Santiago, Jr. pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The government argued that Santiago had three prior felony convictions, mandating an enhanced sentence under the ACCA. At sentencing, the district court found that one of Santiago’s prior offenses was not a predicate conviction for enhancing his sentence under the ACCA because Santiago pleaded guilty to the offense, adjudication was withheld, and Santiago successfully completed his sentence of probation before committing the instant offense.

 
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