Legal Opinion

United States v. McGee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 11, 2006No. 04-20847PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

William Wayne McGee appeals his sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), arguing that each of his prior convictions for second-degree burglary in South Carolina is not a “burglary” as that term is defined in Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575, 110 S.Ct. 2143, 109 L.Ed.2d 607 (1990). Finding no merit in McGee’s argument, we affirm.

I.FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

A federal grand jury indicted McGee, a previously convicted felon, on three counts of possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1),…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. United States v. Martin Gonzalez MunozCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. McSweenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. FullerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. United States v. Michael HerroldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
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  4. United States v. Alfredo Alexander-JuarezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. Emilio GarzaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018

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