Legal Opinion

United States v. York

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 21, 2018No. 16-3886PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Matthew. York pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment. In calculating his sentence, the district court found that York’s three prior convictions for Indiana burglary qualified as violent felonies under the Armed Career Criminal Act, requiring a minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). York appealed, arguing that Indiana burglary does not qualify as a violent felony because, he contends, it is broader than the generic definition of burglary referred to in the ACCA.…

2Cases cited5 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. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. John FosterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Manuel v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2019

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