Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Benjamin Thornton, Michael Thornton
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 7, 2003No. 02-2151PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Michael Thornton appeals from the District Court’s judgment convicting him of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and sentencing him pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Thornton contends that his defense counsel was ineffective for introducing a police report into evidence in unredacted form, that the felon-in-possession statute is unconstitutional and that he should not be subjected to a sentence increase required under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e).
I
BACKGROUND
On June 28th, 1999, Philadelphia…
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