Legal Opinion
United States v. Alphonso James, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 17, 2005No. 04-12915PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal addresses whether certain Florida state convictions qualify as predicate felony convictions under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Alphonso James, Jr. was indicted for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). At sentencing, the district court found that two of James’s previous felony convictions qualified as predicate convictions under the ACCA, but rejected a third conviction, and therefore, did not enhance James’s sentence under the ACCA. The United States (“the…
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