Legal Opinion
United States v. Lamar Burns-Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2017No. 16-4338PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARBARA MILANO KEENAN, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider whether the North Carolina offense of robbery with a dangerous weapon, in violation of North Carolina General Statutes Section 14-87 (armed robbery, or statutory armed robbery), qualifies as a “violent felony” for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v. United States, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015) (Johnson II), in which the Supreme Court invalidated the ACCA’s residual clause as being unconstitutionally vague, Lamar…
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