Legal Opinion
United States v. Alston
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2010No. 09-4375PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Senior Judge SILER joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question of whether Willie Alston’s sentence for possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) was properly enhanced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), which provides for an enhancement based on a defendant having three prior convictions for a violent felony or a serious drug offense. In enhancing Alston’s sentence, the district court relied on a prior conviction…
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