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Showing posts with label 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Show all posts

Showing posts with label 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Show all posts

Monday, January 07, 2013

Under the Modified Categorical Approach, Sentencing Courts May Only Consider the Charging Documents and the Jury Instructions When Determining if a State Offense is a Predicate Offense Under ACCA.

After pleading guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), Dantey Tucker was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment based on the sentenc...

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