Legal Opinion

United States v. Glynn Bowden

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided September 21, 1992No. 91-5333PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Glynn Bowden appeals from the sentence imposed upon him by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina following his conviction on pleas of guilty to federal firearms charges. Bowden received an enhanced sentence as an armed career criminal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) and U.S.S.G. § 4B1.4. He now challenges that enhancement, claiming that certain of his prior state convictions should not be counted as predicate “violent felonies” as defined in § 924(e). Finding no merit in this argument, we affirm.

On January 8, 1991, a federal…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. United States v. Aaron HeadspethCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  3. State v. HerringSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  4. United States v. James Dean AndersonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Mitchell Ray LeonardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  2. United States v. Willie Edward BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. CorsoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Michael Leon BrandonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. McCoyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007

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