Legal Opinion
United States v. Cartwright
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 23, 2012No. 11-5060PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Among other things, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) prohibits a convicted felon from possessing ammunition. Meanwhile, the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) mandates a 15-year minimum term of imprisonment for “a person who violates section 922(g) ... and has three previous convictions ... for a violent felony ... committed on occasions different from one another.” Id. § 924(e)(1). The ACCA defines a “violent felony” in pertinent part as “any crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year ... that ... is burglary ... or otherwise involves conduct that presents a…
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