Legal Opinion
United States v. Salean
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 16, 2009No. 08-3315PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Saladean Walker Salean pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Applying the Armed Career Criminal Act, the district court 1 determined that Salean has three prior violent felony convictions and sentenced him to fifteen years in prison, the mandatory minimum sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Salean appeals, arguing that his 1995 Minnesota state court conviction for aiding and abetting assault in the fourth degree was not a violent felony within the meaning of § 924(e)(2)(B). Reviewing the district court’s…
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