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U.S. v. RICHARDSON

No. 01-1517.

313 F.3d 121 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America v. Cecil RICHARDSON, a/k/a Syed Richardson Cecil Richardson, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed November 13, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. McColgin (Argued), Defender Association of Philadelphia, Federal Court Division, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Bernadette A. McKeon (Argued), Michael A. Schwartz, Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before BARRY, AMBRO, and COWEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BARRY, Circuit Judge.

We are called upon to decide an issue which no court of appeals, including our own, has yet discussed, much less decided. Simply stated, the issue before us for decision is whether, when a juvenile adjudication is invoked to enhance a sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, the sentencing court is required to look only to the fact of conviction and the statutory definition of the prior offense — the...

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