Legal Opinion
Welch v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 4, 2010No. 08-3108PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In 2005, Devin Welch pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. He then brought a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his sentence. The district court denied the § 2255 motion in pertinent part. We granted a certificate of appealability to address two of Mr. Welch’s contentions. First, he submits that his prior conviction for the Illinois crime of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer cannot qualify as a “violent felony” within the meaning of the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”). Second, he submits that his prior juvenile…
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