United States v. James G. Colvin

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

James Colvin was convicted on charges arising out of his role in a cross burning and sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment, all but two years of which were imposed under statutes calling for mandatory ten-year consecutive sentences. In this appeal, we must decide whether his conviction and ten-year consecutive sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 844(h)(1), which punishes the use of fire in the commission of “any felony,” can be sustained when the predicate offense is a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 3631, intimidation and interference with federal housing rights, which is a felony if…