U.S. v. LOCKHART

Docket No. 13-602-cr.

749 F.3d 148 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Avondale LOCKHART, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: May 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick S. Sinclair ( Maria Cruz Melendez and David C. James , on the brief), Assistant United States Attorneys, for Loretta E. Lynch , United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY, for Appellee.

David A. Lewis , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders of New York, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: KATZMANN, Chief Judge, STRAUB and LOHIER, Circuit Judges.


KATZMANN, Chief Judge:

In this case, we must decide whether a sentencing provision that provides for a ten-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment if a defendant was previously convicted "under the laws of any State relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor or ward," 18 U.S.C. § 2252(b)(2), requires that an "aggravated sexual abuse" or "sexual abuse" conviction involve a minor or ward, or whether only ...

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