Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Gardford Hairston, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1995No. 94-5829PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Judge NIEMEYER joined.
OPINION
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:
Robert Hairston (Hairston) appeals his sentence following his plea of guilty to violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(g)(1) (West Supp.1995) on the sole ground that he did not have three previous convictions that qualified as violent felonies for purposes of the sentencing enhancement under the Armed Career Crimi nal Act (ACCA), see 18 U.S.C.A § 924(e) (West Supp.1995). Because we conclude Hairston’s 1979 conviction for felony escape from custody under North…
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