Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 21, 2009No. 07-3080, 07-3085PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant and cross-appellee Anthony Thomas was convicted of one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court sentenced Thomas to 188 months’ incarceration under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), which mandates a 15-year minimum sentence for a felon in possession with three previous convictions of qualifying offenses. In an…
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