Legal Opinion
United States v. Vincent
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2009No. 07-1397PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Joe Eugene Vincent pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). He challenges the use of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), in his sentencing by the district court.1 Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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Before this case Vincent had three felony convictions. The ACCA imposes a mandatory minimum sentence if the defendant has “three previous convictions by any court ... for a violent felony....” 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). At issue is Vincent’s 1994 conviction for possession of a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Begay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- James v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Chambers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- United States v. RehakCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- United States v. McGillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
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