KLIKNO v. U.S.

No. 16-2312, No. 17-1824, No. 17-1929, No. 17-2233, No. 17-2339, No. 17-2514.

928 F.3d 539 (2019)

Steven KLIKNO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. Joseph Van Sach, Petitioner-Appellant, v. United States of America, Respondent-Appellee. Ernest D. Shields, Petitioner-Appellant, v. United States of America, Respondent-Appellee. Tony Lipscomb, Petitioner-Appellant, v. United States of America, Respondent-Appellee. James Pinkney, Petitioner-Appellant, v. United States of America, Respondent-Appellee. Lashon Browning, Petitioner-Appellant, v. United States of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

And April 19, 2019.

Decided June 21, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Brook , Attorney, John F. Murphy , Attorney, William H. Theis , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL DEFENDER PROGRAM, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant in 16-2312 and 17-1824.

Monica Mallory , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Rockford, IL, for Respondent-Appellee in 16-2312.

Debra Riggs Bonamici , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee in 17-1824 and 17-2339.

John T. Kennedy , Attorney, Evanston, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant in 17-1929.

Jason A. Yonan , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Chicago, IL, Respondent-Appellee in 17-1929.

John F. Murphy , Attorney, William H. Theis , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL DEFENDER PROGRAM, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant in 17-2233 and 17-2514.

Debra Riggs Bonamici , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee in 17-2233 and 17-2514.

Nicholas George Grapsas, Sr. , Attorney, NICHOLAS G. GRAPSAS, LTD., Inverness, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant in 17-2339.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Flaum and Kanne, Circuit Judges.


The Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), provides for an enhanced sentence for an ex-felon who possesses a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), if that person has "three previous convictions ... for a violent felony or a serious drug offense, or both ...." ACCA defines a "violent felony"...

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