Legal Opinion

United States v. John Arney White

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 30, 1989No. 88-2750PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

John Arney White challenges the sentence he received for a federal firearms violation. The sentence was imposed pursuant to a federal enhancement statute applicable in this case because of White’s prior convictions. We affirm.

White was convicted by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (Supp. V 1987). The District Court 1 sentenced him to fifteen years in prison without parole pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (Supp. V 1987). That enhancement statute mandates a minimum fifteen year sentence upon conviction of a defendant…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. Lamar Portwood A/K/A Michael Tucker, United States of America v. James Jerry BlackCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  3. Alfred Page v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
  4. United States v. Larry DickensCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  5. John Kendal Stacey v. Herman Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary and Mark v. Meierhenry, Attorney General, State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. Alonzo DayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  2. United States v. Robert Paleo, United States v. Robert P. PaleoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. Lonnie PayneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. BarlowCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. State v. MoellerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994

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