Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard BONAT, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 14, 1997No. 95-10556PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUG, Chief Judge:

Richard Leno Bonat appeals his sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Bonat claims that the three prior burglary convictions the district court relied upon in determining the ACCA applied were not violent felonies, thus the ACCA is not applicable to him and his sentence should be reduced. Bonat’s primary contention is that the district court improperly considered the transcript from the plea proceedings of two of his convictions to determine that he pled guilty to generic burglary. We hold that examining the plea transcript was…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by105 opinions

  1. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. United States v. Moses Corona-Sanchez, A/K/A Enrique Sanchez-CoronaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. William WeilandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Javier Rivera-Sanchez, A/K/A Jose SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. Darrel Duane GriselCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007

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