Legal Opinion
United States v. Bennett
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 4, 2015No. 13-2993-crUnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Defendant Charles Bennett stands convicted after trial of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Sentenced to a below-Guidelines, statutory minimum term of 15 years’ imprisonment, Bennett argues on appeal that (1) a firearm seized at the scene of his arrest, as well as his post-arrest statements, should have been suppressed; and (2) the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), should not have dictated his sentence. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and the record of prior proceedings, which we reference…
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