Legal Opinion
United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Stanley Charles Stewart, Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 4, 1992No. 91-2043, 92-1003PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal the prosecution contends that the defendant’s sentence should have been enhanced under the terms of the Career Criminals Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). The district court held that some of the predicate convictions were flawed and could not be used to justify the mandatory minimum sentence. We conclude that three of the convictions were valid and require that we remand for resentencing.
Defendant was found guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Asserting that he had been convicted on four…
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