Legal Opinion
Thrower v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 13, 2017No. 04-CR-0903 (ARR)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROSS, United States District Judge:
Petitioner William Thrower brings this motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(a). In 2005, Thrower was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), an offense that, on its own, carries a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment, see id. § 924(a)(2). Because I determined that Thrower had three previous convictions for violent felonies, he was subject to a mandatory minimum of 15 years’ imprisonment under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), see id. §…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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