United States v. Darren J. Custis, United States of America v. Darren J. Custis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
In this case, Darren Custis claims (1) that he is entitled to a new trial on the basis of newly discovered impeaching evidence; (2) that he is entitled to have the constitutionality of several predicate state convictions considered in his federal sentencing proceeding; and (3) that his prior conviction for attempted breaking and entering should not have been defined as a violent felony for purposes of the sentencing enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the district court's granting of a new trial and remand this case…
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