Legal Opinion

United States v. Davis

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 17, 2007No. 05-40758PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Andre Davis appeals his enhanced sentence, arguing that (1) his prior convictions for robbery under Texas Penal Code § 29.02 do not qualify as violent felonies under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), and (2) the district court violated the Sixth Amendment by determining certain sentencing facts. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Defendant-appellant Andre Davis pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). This possession…

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