Legal Opinion
United States v. Louis Pirovolos
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 1988No. 87-1106PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
On November 19, 1986, a jury found defendant-appellant Louis Pirovolos guilty of violating the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, 18 App. U.S.C. § 1202 (1982 and Supp. Ill 1985) (“the Act”). On January 14, 1987, the presiding judge sentenced Pi-rovolos to twenty years in prison, with a mandatory term of fifteen years without probation or parole. The Act provides that(a) Any person who—(1) has been convicted by a court of the United States or of a State or any political subdivision thereof of a felony,
and who receives, possesses, or transports in commerce or affecting…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by85 opinions
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