U.S. v. GOODPASTURE

No. 08-3328.

595 F.3d 670 (2010)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Norwood, Attorney (argued), Thomas E. Leggans, Attorney, Amanda A. Robertson, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Benton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stephen C. Williams, Attorney (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, KANNE, Circuit Judge, and KENNELLY, District Judge.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

After pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), James Goodpasture was sentenced to 180 months' imprisonment as an armed career criminal. This description applies to any person who "has three previous convictions . . . for a violent felony or a serious drug offense". 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Goodpasture concedes that his two convictions for aggravated sexual abuse meet the statutory definition of a...

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