Legal Opinion
Deandre Beason v. Matthew Marske
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 2019No. 18-3575PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Scudder, Circuit Judge.
*933 The Armed Career Criminal Act, housed in § 924(e) of the Federal Criminal Code, mandates a minimum 15-year sentence for a felon who unlawfully possesses a firearm and has three prior convictions for a "serious drug offense" or "violent felony." In 2009, Deandre Beason pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced under the Act. Now, roughly a decade later, the parties agree that under current law none of Beason's three prior convictions count as either violent felonies or serious drug offenses-meaning Beason no longer qualifies as an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Mayle v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- In Re James Davenport and Sherman NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Royce Brown v. John F. CarawayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Bruce Carneil Webster v. Charles A. DanielsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
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3Cited by120 opinions
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