Legal Opinion
United States v. John Gray, Also Known as Jon Gray
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1996No. 95-4243PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
John Gray was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Because Gray had three previous burglary convictions, the district court 1 found that he qualified for the sentence enhancement provided in the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”). That statute, see 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), imposes a minimum fifteen-year sentence on “a person who violates [18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) ]” if he or she “has three previous convictions ... for a violent felony ... committed on occasions different from one another.” Pursuant to…
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