Legal Opinion
David S. Dahler, Applicant v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 17, 2001No. 01-2591PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
David Dahler was convicted in 1995 of possessing firearms despite his status as a felon. This violated 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), which normally carries a maximum penalty of ten years’ imprisonment. 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(3). Because Dahler had at least three independent convictions for crimes of violence, however, § 924(e)(1) branded him an armed career criminal and raised the maximum sentence to life imprisonment, with a mandatory minimum of 15 years. See United States v. Jackson, 835 F.2d 1195, 1197 (7th Cir.1987). The district judge sentenced Dahler to 276 months’ (23…
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