Legal Opinion
United States v. David D. Schoolcraft
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 18, 1989No. 88-5757PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and imposition of sentence for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6) (Supp. IV 1986) and 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (Supp. IV 1986). In particular, David D. Schoolcraft appeals his conviction and enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) (Supp. IV 1986). We hold that Schoolcraft need not have been convicted of one predicate offense before committing the crime underlying a subsequent predicate offense to receive an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act. Because we reject…
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