Legal Opinion
Richard E. Melvin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 15, 1996No. 95-2190PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Richard Melvin pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Because Melvin had four prior “violent felony” convictions, the district court sentenced him to fifteen years imprisonment, the mandatory minimum sentence prescribed by 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Melvin did not appeal the sentence.
Nearly five years later, Melvin filed a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 requesting the district court to vacate his sentence. Melvin asserted that three of his prior convictions should not have counted as predicate offenses under 18 U.S.C.…
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