United States v. Arthur Danielson

Following a one-week jury trial before Judge Robert P. Patterson in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, defendant-appellant Arthur Danielson was convicted on June 3, 1997 on one count of knowing possession by a convicted felon of ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). On October 9, 1998, Judge Patterson sentenced Danielson pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (“ACCA”), to, inter alia, 180 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Danielson contests the validity of his conviction, claiming that the District Court permitted a…