Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerry Franklin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 2002No. 01-3568PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
In April 2001, after a two-day trial, a jury found Jerry Franklin guilty of possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). At sentencing the district court determined that Franklin had three prior violent felony convictions, including a 1993 Mississippi conviction for escape from a county jail, which made Franklin eligible for an armed career criminal enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Over Franklin’s objections the district court applied the statutory enhancement and corresponding guideline provision, see id.; U.S.S.G. § 4B1.4,…
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