Legal Opinion
United States v. Phillips
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1998No. Nos. 97-30046, 97-30085PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Senior Circuit Judge:
Bradley Scott Phillips entered a conditional guilty plea to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He contends on appeal that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress the firearm and his motion to present a justification defense. The government cross-appeals the district court’s refusal to apply the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). We reject Phillips’ contentions. We agree with the government that the ACCA should have been applied in sentencing Phillips. Accordingly, we affirm the…
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