Legal Opinion

United States v. James C. Hendricks

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 21, 2003No. 02-2693PublishedCited by 109 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted James C. Hendricks of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court sentenced Mr. Hendricks to 188 months’ imprisonment as an armed career criminal. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(e); U.S.S.G. § 4B1.4. Mr. Hendricks challenges both his conviction and his sentence. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

At 5:42 a.m. on May 10, 2001, Millie McDonald, a newspaper carrier, called the Lowell, Indiana Police Department to report…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by109 opinions

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  4. United States v. ShraderCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. Terrance ThorntonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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