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U.S. v. CHAMBERS

No. 06-2405.

473 F.3d 724 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deondery CHAMBERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 9, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Edward Leggans (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Benton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Phillip J. Kavanaugh, Andrea L. Smith, Office of the Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The judge, finding that the defendant had committed three crimes of violence previously, sentenced him to 188 months as an armed career criminal. 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). The only question presented by the appeal is whether one of those convictions, a conviction under Illinois law for escape, was indeed a crime of violence. The answer depends on whether escape "involves...

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