Legal Opinion
United States v. Eddie Strickland, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 26, 2017No. 14-30168PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether a conviction for third degree robbery under Oregon law is a violent felony for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA).
BACKGROUND
Defendant Eddie Ray Strickland pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. This was the mandatory minimum sentence under the ACCA. Id. § 924(e)(1). The district court found that the ACCA applied because Strickland had three prior violent felony convictions. Strickland objected to the district court’s…
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