Legal Opinion
United States v. Rodney T. Howze
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 22, 2003No. 03-1119PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Rodney Howze fired a gun into the air to disperse a group of unruly teenagers. This was not a good idea: Howze, who had several criminal convictions, was not allowed to possess a gun, let alone fire one on a crowded street. He pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), which prohibits felons from having guns. The prosecutor proposed to treat three of Howze’s prior convictions as “violent felonies,” which would require a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). The district court agreed with the prosecutor and…
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