Legal Opinion
United States v. Boykin
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2012No. 11-4061PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge DIAZ and Judge FLOYD joined.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
Walter Lee Boykin, Jr. challenges the use of his presentence report (“PSR”) to determine the circumstances surrounding two prior violent-felony convictions for sentencing purposes. We find it was plain error for the district court to use the PSR’s discussion of the circumstances surrounding these two convictions in applying an Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), enhancement. For the reasons that follow, we vacate Boykin’s…
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