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U.S. v. GATEWOOD

No. 98-5138.

184 F.3d 550 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny E. GATEWOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony R. Arvin, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued and briefed), Office of U.S. Atty., Memphis, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

K. Jayaraman (argued and briefed), Memphis, TN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: KEITH, MERRITT, and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Gatewood, appeals his conviction and sentence on kidnapping and robbery charges. He claims that the District Court violated his constitutional rights by admitting certain evidence and by sentencing him to life in prison under the federal "three strikes" statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c). Following the Supreme Court's decision in Cooper v. Oklahoma, 517 U.S. 348, 116 S.Ct...

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