Legal Opinion

United States v. Richard Mathis

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 12, 2015No. 14-2396PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge,

Richard Mathis was convicted for being a i'el°n in possession of a firearm and received an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), which applies to felons guilty of possession- of a firearm who have three prior violent felony convictions. The district court 1 also imposed special conditions of supervised release usually reserved for convicted sex offenders. Mathis appeals his sentence and the special conditions of supervised release. We affirm.

I. Background

On February 15, 2013, a 15-year-old boy named K.G. went missing. While missing, the boy stayed…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  2. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. United States v. Frank M. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
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3Cited by32 opinions

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  4. United States v. Curtis HowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
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