Legal Opinion

United States v. Carrigan

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 19, 2013No. 11-1916PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Lamar Carrigan (“Carrigan”) pled guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He did so without a plea agreement and without reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress the firearm-. He was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), to 15 years’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release.

He appeals his conviction on several grounds. First, he argues that the entry of a guilty plea without a reservation of the right to appeal the denial of his…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by41 opinions

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  4. United States v. WhindletonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. TavaresCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016

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