Legal Opinion
United States v. Jeffery Len Melton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 2003No. 02-30234PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of Jeffrey Len Melton’s conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and the district court’s imposition of a sentence enhancement un der the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). The district court concluded that Melton had the requisite three prior violent felony convictions to qualify for an enhancement under the ACCA. We agree and affirm.
Background
In 2002, federal agents arrested Melton after he arrived at a friend’s house in Wasilla, Alaska to pick up a handgun that Melton had mailed from Colorado. After a…
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