Legal Opinion
Robertson Fowler, III v. Keith Butts
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2016No. 15-1221PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Robertson Fowler pleaded guilty in Indiana to unlawful possession of a firearm by a “serious violent felon” who was also a habitual offender. The judge sentenced him to 30 years’ imprisonment: 15 for the possession offense and 15 extra on account of his criminal history.
While his case was on appeal, the Supreme Court of Indiana held that a prior conviction used to establish status as a “serious violent felon” cannot also be used to establish status as a habitual offender. Mills v. State, 868 N.E.2d 446 (Ind.2007). Fowler’s appellate lawyer did not bring Mills to the…
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