United States v. Rodriquez
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alito
Under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U. S. C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii), a state drug-trafficking conviction qualifies as “a serious drug offense” if “a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed by law” for the “offense.” The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that “the maximum term of imprisonment . . . prescribed by law” must be determined without taking recidivist enhancements into account. 464 F. 3d 1072,1082 (2006). We reverse.
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At issue in this case is respondent’s sentence on his 2004 conviction in the United States District Court for the Eastern…
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