United States v. Michael C. Wicks

Wicks appeals from his conviction for felony possession of a firearm under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. App. 1202(a) (repealed 1986). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Wicks was sentenced to 15 years incarceration under section 1202(a), which provides in part that:

[i]n the case of a person who receives, possesses, or transports in commerce ... any firearm and who has three previous convictions by [a court of the United States or of a State or any political subdivision thereof] for robbery or burglary ... such person shall be ... imprisoned…