Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Morales
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 21, 1990No. 89-2053PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
It is a federal crime for a person who has been convicted of a felony to possess a firearm that has been shipped in interstate or foreign commerce. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). And if, as in the case of appellant Robert Morales, the person has three or more previous convictions for a violent felony or a serious drug offense, the minimum sentence for the crime is fifteen years in prison, without possibility of parole. § 924(e)(1). That is the sentence Morales received, for he had four previous convictions — one for rape, one for attempted rape, and two for aggravated battery,…
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