U.S. v. Shepard, No. 02-1216 (1st Cir.) (348 F.3d 308) (November 3, 2003) (Judge Michael Boudin)
Defendant pled guilty to violating the federal statute prohibiting a felon from possessing a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Plaintiff government appealed the ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts that declined to apply the Armed Career Criminal Act (Act) to defendant. The sentence …
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