Legal Opinion
Jerry Van Cannon v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 2018No. 17-2631PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sykes, Circuit Judge.
In 2009 Jerry Van Cannon pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). He was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), which imposes higher penalties on § 922(g) violators who have three prior convictions for a "violent felony" or "serious drug offense." Id. § 924(e). Van Cannon's presentence report identified five qualifying ACCA predicates, including Iowa convictions for burglary and attempted burglary and a Minnesota conviction for second-degree burglary. The district judge accepted this tally and imposed the…
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