Legal Opinion
Richard Grant Davis v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1992No. 91-2253PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Richard Grant Davis was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1). Based upon his prior felony convictions, he received the mandatory fifteen-year sentence prescribed by the sentence enhancement provision of the statute. After an unsuccessful appeal, Davis brought this 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence, arguing that two prior convictions should not have been used to enhance because his civil rights were restored when he completed the prison terms. Davis appeals the district court’s 1 denial of relief. We…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Calvin CassidyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Cases v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
- United States v. James Ray ErwinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Richard E. Melvin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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