Legal Opinion
Sykes v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 2011No. 09-11311PublishedCited by 426 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION OF THE COURT
[564 U.S. 3]
2Opinion of the Court · KennedyJustice Kennedy
It is a federal crime for a convicted felon to be in unlawful possession of a firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The ordinary maximum sentence for that crime is 10 years of imprisonment. § 924(a)(2). If, however, when the unlawful possession occurred, the felon had three previous convictions for a violent felony or serious drug offense, the punishment is increased to a minimum term of 15 years. § 924(e). The
[564 U.S. 4]
instant case is another in a series in which the Court is called upon to interpret § 924(e) to determine if a particular previous conviction was…
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