Legal Opinion
United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Alvin Gene Washington, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1990No. 89-2427PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant, Alvin Gene Washington, appeals from his enhanced sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), contending that two prior robberies constituted a single conviction for enhancement purposes. We disagree and conclude that the district court properly counted each robbery as a separate conviction.
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Defendant-appellant, Alvin Gene Washington (Washington), was charged in a one-count indictment of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The case was tried before a jury, and Washington was found guilty of the offense.
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