Legal Opinion
United States v. Vanhook
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 18, 2011No. 09-5778PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of defendant Charles Vanhook’s classification as an “armed career criminal” under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). At issue before the Court today is Vanhook’s appeal of the district court’s conclusion that his prior conviction for facilitation of the burglary of a building in violation of Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-11-403 and 39-14-402(a) constitutes a violent felony for the purposes of the ACCA. For the reasons discussed below, we find that facilitation of the burglary of a building under Tennessee law is not…
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