In 2004, Petitioner, Kevin Abbott, and Michael Grant were selling drugs out of a house in Philadelphia. See United States v. Abbott, 574 F. 3d 203, 204–05 (3d Cir. 2009). Abbott and Grant had sold heroin and crack cocaine several times to a...
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In the fall of 2009, Abramski offered to buy a firearm for his uncle, Angel Alvarez, because as a former police officer, Abramski could receive a discount at a local Virginia gun store. See U.S. v. Abramski, 706 3d 307, 310 (4th Cir. 2013). Three...
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Should the Supreme Court overrule Harris v. United States and require that a jury find facts beyond a reasonable doubt in order to enhance a sentence beyond the ordinarily...
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On July 28, 2005, two officers of the Suffolk County Police Department executed a search warrant for a basement apartment at 103 Lake Drive in Wyandanch, New York. United States v. Bailey, 652 F.3d 197, 200 (2d Cir. 2011...
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New York State prohibits the unlicensed possession of handguns. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. City of New York at 52. In New York City (the “City”), licensing officers may issue a handgun license to a City resident pursuant to...
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Petitioner Eddie Shular pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a fire arm. U.S. v. Shular at 876. Shular was sentenced to 180-months under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”). Id. The ACCA...
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On November 12, 2004, Michael A. Watson purchased an unloaded semi-automatic pistol in exchange for 24 dosage units of the drug oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin) from an undercover government agent. Earlier that month, Watson had approached a...