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U.S. v. LEONARD

No. 88-1570.

868 F.2d 1393 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mitchell Ray LEONARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 20, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George V. Basham, III, Austin, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U.S. Atty., Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and LITTLE, District Judge.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Mitchell Ray Leonard pled guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court enhanced his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), which provides for a fifteen year minimum sentence for those who violate § 922(g) and have three prior convictions for violent felonies. Leonard contends that the trial court erred by enhancing his sentence on...

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