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U.S. v. GODINEZ

No. 91-3243.

998 F.2d 471 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo A. GODINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Chesley, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, IL (argued), for plaintiff-appellee.

Daniel G. O'Day (argued), Timothy J. Cusack, Cusack & Fleming, Peoria, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Felons may not possess firearms. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Persons who have accumulated three convictions for crimes of violence by the time they violate § 922(g) are armed career criminals, subject to severe penalties. 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). United States v. Lowe, 860 F.2d 1370, 1375-81 (7th Cir.1988), holds that § 924(e) enhances the penalty for a violation of § 922(g) and does...

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