Larry Begay (“Begay”) has struggled with alcoholism “for the better part of his life.” United States v. Begay, 470 F.3d 964, 966 (10th Cir. 2006). Since 1983, he has accumulated 22 arrests and 12 convictions for driving while intoxicated (“DWI”)....
Armed Career Criminal Act
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In the course of a traffic stop in April 2017, police found Petitioner Charles Borden in possession of a pistol. United States v. Borden at 266. Borden, who had three prior felony convictions for aggravated assault, admitted that he purchased the gun...
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Petitioner Deondery Chambers pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. See United States v. Chambers, 473 F.3d 724, 725 (7th Cir. 2007). The District Court judge...
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Petitioner Matthew Descamps was arrested on March 25, 2005 in Stevens County, Washington. See Brief for Respondent, United States at 2–3. Officers from the Stevens County Sheriff’s Department responded after receiving an emergency call that a handgun...
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In June of 1997, Alphonso James, Jr. was convicted of attempted burglary in violation of Florida Statute §§ 810.02 and 777.04 in a Florida State Court. Brief for Petitioner at 5. James was then convicted in January of 1998 for trafficking illegal drugs...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation started investigating Samuel James Johnson’s participation in the Aryan Liberation Movement (“Movement”) in 2010. See United States v. Johnson, No. 12-3123, 2013 WL 3924353, at *1 (8th Cir. 2013). Johnson intended to...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation started investigating Samuel James Johnson’s participation in the Aryan Liberation Movement (“Movement”) in 2010. See United States v. Johnson, No. 12-3123, 2013 WL 3924353, at *1 (8th Cir. 2013). Johnson intended to...
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Oral argument: Oct. 6, 2009
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (May 30, 2008)
ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT, CAREER CRIMINAL, RULE OF LENITY, FIREARM, GUN, FELON, FELONY... (LIIBULLETIN preview)
On May 31, 2005, police in Janesville, Wisconsin arrested James Logan after responding to an emergency call from his girlfriend. See Joint Appendix at 9-11, Logan v. United States (U.S. 2007) (No. 06-6911). During the emergency call, Logan's...
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The Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”) imposes a mandatory minimum prison sentence of fifteen years to any criminal defendant convicted of a crime with a prison sentence exceeding one year who has had three prior convictions for a violent felony or “...