Legal Opinion
United States v. Nash
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 7, 2010No. 09-3796PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Ewell Dennis Nash of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1). Determining that Nash had three prior convictions that were predicate offenses under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), the district court 1 designated Nash an armed career criminal subject to the mandatory minimum fifteen-year sentence of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). The court sentenced him to 260 months imprisonment. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
Nash challenges the judgment on three grounds:…
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- United States v. Lavandris JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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