Legal Opinion
United States v. Roseboro
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 5, 2009No. 07-4348PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge ELLIS joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge:
The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) imposes a mandatory minimum fifteen-year sentence on felons who unlawfully possess, among other things, firearms, and who also have three or more previous convictions for committing certain drug crimes or “violent felon[ies].” 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). In United States v. James, this court held that a South Carolina failure to stop for a blue light violation,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- 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
- United States v. ArcherCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- United States v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- United States v. RiversCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. HarrimonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
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