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United States v. Preston Phillips

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 4, 2017No. 15-1712PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

This case is on remand from the Supreme Court of the United States. Phillips v. United States, — U.S. -, 137 S.Ct. 634, 196 L.Ed.2d 507 (2017). Preston Charles Phillips pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and 924(e). The district court sentenced him as an armed career criminal. He appealed, challenging, among other things, the ACCA designation. This court affirmed. United States v. Phillips, 817 F.3d 567 (8th Cir. 2016). The Supreme Court vacated the judgment and remanded for “further consideration in light of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. United States v. Jonathon LambCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Trevon SykesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. United States v. Eddie ByasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  3. United States v. Bryan AbascalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Milton PorterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2025
  5. United States v. Preston PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019

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