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United States v. Torrance James Lockett

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 21, 2016No. 14-15084PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

Torrance Lockett was sentenced based on the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), a federal three-strikes statute that requires a minimum of 15 years in prison for firearm offenders with three “violent felony” convictions. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). ACCA defines “violent felony” in several ways. The District Court counted Mr. Lockett’s two earlier South Carolina burglary convictions using the definition in ACCA’s “enumerated clause,” which covers any “burglary” that is “punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.” Id. § 924(e)(2)(B). This was error. The…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. United States v. Ernest Vereen, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Kelvin EspritCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  5. Dimitrios I. Bourtzakis v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019

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