Legal Opinion
United States v. Reginald Shepard
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 24, 2003No. 02-1216PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
Under the amended Armed Career Criminal Act (“the Act”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (2000), a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence is required for anyone convicted as a felon in possession of a firearm who has three or more prior convictions for a “violent felony” or “serious drug offense.” This appeal by the government concerns the proper application of these labels to Reginald Shepard’s prior guilty pleas under state burglary statutes. The issue is a recurring one.
On March 3, 1999, Shepard pled guilty to a charge of violating the federal statute prohibiting a felon from possessing…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. Willy Elmer SweetenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Gail Merchant Irving v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- United States v. William Lawrence PotterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Gerald HarrisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- United States v. Gay Sanford WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- United States v. WinnCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- United States v. James E. SimmsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
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