Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie McCloud
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 2016No. 14-14547PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Willie McCloud pleaded guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm that traveled interstate, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). This conviction, coupled with his three prior convictions for armed robbery, made possible his qualification as an armed career criminal. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). The federal crime of possessing-a firearm by a convicted felon generally carries no mandatory minimum penalty and the statutory maximum sentence is .10-years- imprisonment. See id. § 924(a)(2). However, , the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) imposes a mandatory…
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