Legal Opinion
Tony Lipscomb v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 2019No. 16-2312; 17-1824; 17-1929; 17-2233; 17-2339; 17-2514PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, Chief Judge.
The Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e)(1), provides for an enhanced sentence for an ex-felon who possesses a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g), if that person has "three previous convictions ... for a violent felony or a serious drug offense, or both ...." ACCA defines a "violent felony" to include a federal or state crime punishable by more than a year's imprisonment that "has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another." 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e)(2)(B)(i). While that definition may seem…
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