Legal Opinion
United States v. Dale M. Bregnard
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 23, 1991No. 91-1381PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Dale Bregnard pled guilty to one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which criminalizes the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Because Bregnard had at least three prior convictions for violent felonies, the government sought to enhance his sentence under the provisions of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). The district court found that Bregnard had sufficient predicate crimes for the § 924(e) enhancement and therefore, it sentenced Bregnard to fifteen years without parole, followed by a three-year term of supervised release.…
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