Legal Opinion
United States of America, Willie Herbert, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1988No. 88-1260PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
The issue presented in this appeal involves the proper meaning of the term “three previous convictions” in the Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. § 924(e)). The appellant contends that this term is ambiguous and must, therefore, be interpreted by referring to the legislative history of the Act. He further contends that the legislative history requires that the three previous felonies upon which a violation of 18 U.S.C. is predicated be “three chronological successive convictions with intervening criminal episodes.” We agree with the appellant that this term is ambiguous.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. Michael C. WicksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Samuel PettyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. James Alfonso GreeneCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Leroy Rush A/K/A James JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- United States v. Thomas L. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. David D. SchoolcraftCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Benjamin Thomas Tisdale, IIICourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Michael James BradyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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