Legal Opinion
United States v. Sykes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 23, 2010No. 08-3624PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Marcus Sykes pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e). The district court enhanced Sykes’ sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii), having determined that he had previously been found guilty of three violent felonies. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On July 22, 2008, Sykes pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He had been arrested for brandishing a gun while attempting to rob two people sitting in a parked car outside a…
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