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U.S. v. WASHINGTON

No. 96-3092.

109 F.3d 335 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Mark Filip (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Frank Lipuma (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is convicted ... of a serious violent felony shall be sentenced to life imprisonment" if he has been convicted "on separate prior occasions ... of ... 2 or more serious violent felonies". 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c)(1). This "three strikes" law applies to James E. Washington, who was convicted in 1973 of murder (he shot a robbery victim in the back with a sawed-off shotgun) and in 1987...

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