United States v. Joseph Hill

Joseph Hill pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of ammunition as a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). The district court 1 determined that Hill qualified as an armed career criminal under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e)(1), because he had sustained three prior convictions for "a serious drug offense" within the meaning of § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii). The court therefore sentenced him to the statutory minimum term of fifteen years' imprisonment. Hill argues on appeal that his prior convictions under Missouri law do not qualify as serious drug…