Legal Opinion
United States v. Hosea Swopes
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 29, 2018No. 16-1797PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether Hosea Swopes's prior conviction for second-degree robbery in Missouri is a "violent felony" under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e). We conclude that the district court 2 properly classified Swopes's robbery conviction as a violent felony, and we overrule the panel decision to the contrary in United States v. Bell , 840 F.3d 963 (8th Cir. 2016).
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Hosea Swopes pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g). The district court…
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