Legal Opinion
United States v. Dismuke
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 27, 2010No. 08-1693PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Anthony Dismuke was convicted by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentenced to a statutorily mandated 15-year prison term based on three prior convictions the district court deemed to be “violent felonies” under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). On appeal he challenges both his conviction and his sentence.
Dismuke has a lengthy felony record and was found in possession of two handguns during a search of his home pursuant to a state-issued warrant. He moved to suppress the guns, but the district court denied the motion. On…
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