Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas L. Hudspeth
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 28, 1994No. 93-1352PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1018COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Thomas L. Hudspeth pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The sentencing judge found that Hudspeth qualified for an enhancement of his sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), based on his criminal record. The ACCA mandates a sentence of not less than fifteen years for a defendant with three prior convictions for violent felonies who is subsequently convicted for the unlawful possession of a firearm. The court imposed a fifteen year sentence, which Hudspeth appeals…
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