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United States v. Bruce Thomas, A/K/A Jacob Livingston

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 23, 1993No. 92-5644PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

Bruce Thomas was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), making it unlawful for a person previously convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison to possess a firearm. The district court sentenced Thomas to 280 months imprisonment as an armed career criminal under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) because it found Thomas had three previous violent felony convictions. Four predicate convictions, purportedly for violent felonies, were identified during sentencing: two for burglary, one for attempted burglary, and one for aggravated assault, all under the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. United States v. Darren J. Custis, United States of America v. Darren J. CustisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Herman E. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. James Allen StrahlCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Michael FishCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. James v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. Robert Gardford Hairston, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Raymond Albert BureauCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Ivander James, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. Edward DavisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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