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Criminal Law : Sentencing – ACCA – Violent Felony
U.S. v. Irons (MLW No. 70216/Case No. 16-1998 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wright, J.)
Criminal Law : Sentencing – Violent Felony – Force Clause
U.S. v. Jordan (MLW No. 68792/Case No. 14-3444 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)
Criminal Law : Sentencing – Predicate Offense – Violent Felony
U.S. v. Alexander (MLW No. 68648/Case No. 15-1210 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)
Criminal Law : Sentencing – Attempted Burglary – Violent Felony
U.S. v. Reid (MLW No. 67050/Case No. 12-3896 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Criminal Law : Sentencing – Sex Abuse Convictions – Violent Felony
U.S. v. Howard (MLW No. 66513/Case No. 13-1585 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Criminal Law: Sentencing – ACCA – Violent Felony
U.S. v. Salean (MLW No. 59761/Case No. 08-3315 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, C.J.) Where defendant was convicted for aiding and abetting a fourth-degree assault of a correctional officer, the prior conviction was for a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act even though the defendant argued that he […]
Criminal Law: Sentencing – Violent Felony – Car Theft
Where a defendant who pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm had prior state convictions for motor vehicle theft and terroristic threats, the district court erred in imposing the mandatory minimum sentence for three prior violent felonies because motor vehicle theft is no longer considered a violent felony, but a prior […]
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