The Armed Career Criminal Act and Appeals
- Posted by Marcia Shein
- On September 15, 2018
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- Appeals, Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)
After a 2015 United States Supreme Court ruling that declared the law was too vague regarding what constitutes a “violent career criminal,” a convicted murderer’s 15-year sentence must now be examined over again. As a result, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a defendant was potentially wrongly sentenced to […]
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