Legal Opinion
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Almon D. Wells, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 9, 2007No. 05-6263/6514PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in this ease presents a question of first impression in this circuit: whether for purposes of recidivist sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), a prior adjudication of juvenile delinquency is subject to characterization under the “categorical approach” mandated for the review of prior adult convictions by Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575, 110 S.Ct. 2143, 109 L.Ed.2d 607 (1990), and Shepard v. United States, 544 U.S. 13, 125 S.Ct. 1254, 161 L.Ed.2d 205 (2005). We hold that it is.
The defendant, Almon…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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