United States v. Landaw

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MILLER, District Judge.

Edward E. Landaw, Jr. is a convicted killer and heroin dealer. If he also is a convicted burglar, he faces life imprisonment.

A jury found Mr. Landaw guilty of a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), in that on October 21, 1988 he possessed two handguns in his dwelling in South Bend, Indiana. Sentencing pends. The statute under which Mr. Landaw was convicted prohibits a convicted felon from possessing a firearm that traveled in interstate commerce.

The government seeks enhanced sentencing of Mr. Landaw under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), subsection (1) of which…