Legal Opinion
United States v. Terrance Thornton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 2006No. 05-1465PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Terrance Thornton was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, § 922(k). Thornton was sentenced to 252 months’ imprisonment (21 years) under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), (“ACCA”). He now presents us with a number of issues for review attacking his convictions and sentence under the ACCA, none of which merit any relief. The convictions and sentence are therefore affirmed.
I. HISTORY
Late on a November night in 2002, the city of Elgin, Illinois was…
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