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U.S. v. SHAFFER

No. 14-3146.

807 F.3d 943 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Richard Allen SHAFFER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 7, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rees Conrad Douglas , argued and on the brief, Sioux City, IA, for appellant.

Forde Fairchild , AUSA, argued and on the brief, Sioux City, IA, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

This appeal concerns whether a conviction by court-martial may qualify as a serious violent felony under 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c), the federal three strikes law. The District Court1 sentenced Richard Shaffer to life in prison under § 3559(c) based on a prior court-martial conviction. Shaffer...

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