Legal Opinion
United States v. Thornton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 3, 2009No. 08-4251PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed, vacated, and remanded by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge SHEDD joined.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted Michael Ray Thornton of possessing a firearm and body armor in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 931. During his sentencing, the district court classified Thornton as an armed career criminal subject to a sentence enhancement based in part on a 1986 statutory rape conviction. At issue on appeal is whether Virginia’s statutory rape offense, which makes it a crime to “carnally know[ ], without the use of force, a…
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