U.S. v. EVANS

No. 17-2245-cr August Term 2018.

924 F.3d 21 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America Appellee, v. Ronald EVANS, Defendant-Appellant, Tashine Knighter, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: May 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellee: Monica J. Richards , Assistant United States Attorney, for James P. Kennedy, Jr. , United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Buffalo, New York.

For Defendant-appellant: Reetuparna Dutta , Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, New York.

Before: Wesley, Livingston, Circuit Judges, and Crawford, District Judge.


The Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 ("ACCA"), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B), imposes a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence if a defendant is convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm following three prior convictions for a "violent felony." This appeal presents the latest entry in a series of cases...

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