Legal Opinion
United States v. Eddie J. Mathis
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 15, 1992No. 90-3272PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Eddie J. Mathis raises two issues on appeal: First, whether the district court erred in concluding that appellant’s prior conviction for robbery in violation of D.C.Code Ann. § 22-2901 was a “violent felony” within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), which provides for a fifteen-year mandatory minimum prison sentence for a felon convicted of possessing a firearm or ammunition who has also been convicted of three prior violent felonies; and second, whether the district court abused its discretion in denying…
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