Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Speakman
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 10, 2003No. 02-2919PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Michael Speakman pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(g)(1). The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court 2 properly found that Speakman’s prior drug convictions constituted separate and distinct offenses for sentence enhancement purposes under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”) 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). We find that the statute was properly applied and affirm the sentence.
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Facts
In August 2000 Speakman bought a gun for and delivered it to an undercover informant. The government charged Speak-man with — and he…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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