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CUSTIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 93-5209.

511 U.S. 485 (1994)

CUSTIS v. UNITED STATES

United States Supreme Court.

Decided May 23, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary M. French argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were James K. Bredar and Beth M. Farber.

Deputy Solicitor General Bryson argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Days, Assistant Attorney General Harris, John F. Manning, and Joseph C. Wyderko.*

Rehnquist, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Blackmun and Stevens, JJ., joined, p. 498.

Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, 18 U. S. C. § 924(e) (ACCA), raises the penalty for possession of a firearm by a felon from a maximum of 10 years in prison to a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison without parole if the defendant "has three previous convictions .. . for a violent felony or a serious drug offense." We...

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