Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred Leon Barney, United States of America v. Clyde Trombley
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1992No. 90-8094, 90-8101PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Fred Barney and Claude Trombley separately appeal sentences imposed pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924 (1988). 1 Each man was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison in accord with the enhancement provisions of the statute. Id. Both men contend that the district court erred in counting their Wyoming burglary convictions toward enhancement under section 924(e)(2)(B)(ii), arguing that the state burglary statutes under which they were convicted do not fall within the meaning of the word “burglary” in the ACCA. We vacate Mr. Barney’s sentence,…
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