Legal Opinion

United States v. Michael Ramsey

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 31, 2013No. 12-2298UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

Michael Ramsey pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. After it concluded Ramsey was an armed career criminal, see 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), the district court 2 sentenced Ramsey to 188 months of imprisonment. On appeal, Ramsey contends (1) the “residual clause” of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) is unconstitutionally vague; (2) his robbery and armed criminal action convictions are a single offense for sentencing purposes, leaving him one conviction short of the three predicate convictions required for ACCA sentencing; and (3) his predicate convictions are an element of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Quentin PerryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  2. United States v. Floyd EvansCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  3. United States v. Wesley WyattCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. Wendell BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. Randy PatrieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

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