Legal Opinion
United States v. Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 1995No. 93-9131PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Stanley B. Jackson appeals his conviction and sentence for possessing and receiving a firearm as a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He contends that the government did not prove all of the elements of that offense, because it failed to prove the inapplicability of the exceptions denoted in § 921(a)(20) which allow a previously convicted felon to possess a firearm. As to his sentence, Jackson contends: that it was error to treat prior convictions as separate for § 924(e) enhancement purposes where those convictions, but not the crimes, occurred on…
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