Legal Opinion

United States v. Hawley

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 30, 2008No. 06-50510PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Following a jury trial, Allan Hawley was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court applied the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) and sentenced Hawley to 240 months’ imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Hawley appeals the district court’s admission of certain evidence and application of the ACCA. We affirm.

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Salvador Vargas Navarro Samuel Pasqual EdmondsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. United States v. StephensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. OlguinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. SetserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. MohrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011

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