Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, — v. LARRY B. PAINTER, —

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 24, 2005No. 03-3484PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Larry Painter is a previously convicted felon who pleaded guilty to firearm possession offenses in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and (3). The district court 1 found that Painter had three prior violent felony convictions and imposed the minimum fifteen-year prison sentence mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Painter appeals, arguing that the court erred in ruling that a prior California burglary conviction was -a violent felony as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B). We conclude that the -district court properly imposed the mandatory minimum fifteen-year sentence. This…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. United States v. Pedro Velasco-MedinaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  5. People v. MontoyaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. Moses Childs, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Shannon George WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. SpudichCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Arnold D. EastinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. GolidayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005

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