BEGAY v. U.S.

No. 06-11543.

128 S.Ct. 1581 (2008)

553 U.S. 137

170 L.Ed.2d 490

Larry BEGAY, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret A. Katze , Albuquerque, NM, for petitioner.

Leondra R. Kruger , for respondent.

Stephen P. McCue , Federal Public Defender, Margaret A. Katze , Counsel of Record, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Charles McCormack , Research and Writing Specialist, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM, for petitioner.

Paul D. Clement , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Alice S. Fisher , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Leondra R. Kruger , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Richard A. Friedman , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.


The Armed Career Criminal Act imposes a special mandatory 15-year prison term upon felons who unlawfully possess a firearm and who also have three or more previous convictions for committing certain drug crimes or "violent felon[ies]." 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) (2000 ed., Supp. V). The question...

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