United States v. Leon Finch

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Leon Finch appeals from his conviction and sentence of fifteen years without parole for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a) (1982 and Supp. Ill 1985) (repealed 1986). First, he argues that the district court1 erred in sentencing him under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 19842 (ACCA) provision of section 1202(a), which requires a minimum sentence of fifteen years without parole for persons having three prior robbery or burglary convictions, because the prior convictions were not submitted for jury determination. Second, he argues…