Legal Opinion
United States v. Amos
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2007No. 06-5032PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
BATCHELDER, J. (p. 530), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the judgment. McKEAGUE, J. (pp. 530-34), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
This case presents a single legal question of first impression in this Circuit— whether a defendant’s prior conviction for possession of a sawed-off shotgun can serve as a predicate “violent felony” for purposes of a sentencing enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act. The district court held that it does not and for the following reasons, we AFFIRM its decision.
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Defendant Aubrey Shante Amos was…
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