Legal Opinion
United States v. Clawson
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 16, 1994No. CV 93-1171-PA. No. CR 86-11-PAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PANNER, District Judge.
Petitioner Arthur Clawson brings this action under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside the 25-year sentence (without parole) I imposed upon him for being an ex-felon in possession of a gun. The sentence was imposed pursuant to a statute (since repealed) that decreed mandatory minimum sentences for any person found in possession of a gun “who has three previous convictions” for robbery or burglary. 18 U.S.CApp. 1202(a) (1982 Supp. III). Without the sentence enhancement, the maximum penalty for this offense is two years in prison. Id.
Petitioner had three prior…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Arthur M. Clawson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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- Ferguson v. United StatesDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1995
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