Legal Opinion
United States v. William J. Jefferson, A/K/A Buddy Jefferson, William Jefferson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 3, 1996No. 95-7661PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
Defendant William Jefferson pled guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court, holding that he had the requisite three “previous convictions,” each for “a serious drug offense,” sentenced Jefferson to a mandatory 15-year imprisonment term pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), which provides that a person who violates 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and has three previous convictions for a violent felony or a serious drug offense shall be imprisoned for not…
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