Legal Opinion
United States v. James Allan Huss
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1993No. 92-30372PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
James Allan Huss (Huss) was convicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Huss was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), which imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years on those convicted under § 922(g)(1) who have at least three prior violent or drug-related felony convictions. Huss argues on appeal that his conviction cannot stand because, under the Oregon law in effect at the time of his conviction for the predicate felony, he was not prohibited from carrying a long gun, the…
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- Hawker v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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