Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard R. Glaser
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 26, 1994No. 93-1680PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
No one who has been convicted of a “crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” may possess a firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). For a three-time loser, the penalty is a minimum of 15 years without possibility of parole. 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Richard Glaser pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm despite previous convictions. The conditional plea reserved the right to contest on appeal the application of the 15-year minimum, which applies only to persons who have “three previous convictions ... for a violent felony or a serious drug offense.” Glaser…
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