Legal Opinion

United States v. James Humphreys

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 21, 2006No. 05-3172PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

James Humphreys was convicted after a jury trial of possession of a firearm by a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court found that he had three prior felony convictions for violent crimes and sentenced him to fifteen and one half years’ imprisonment under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”). See 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). On appeal Humphreys challenges his conviction and sentence on three grounds and alleges that: (1) the evidence at trial was insufficient to establish that the firearm he possessed had traveled in interstate commerce; (2) the indictment…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. United States v. Mason Townsend, Luis E. Diaz, Orlando Nunez, Dorothy Taylor, Carlos Mejia, Joseph Angel Claudio, and Isabel MarquezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Phillip ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Freddie HubbardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. George Peterson and Pedro SandovalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  4. United States v. August C. Ghilarducci and Ronald J. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. Luque-BarahonaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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