U.S. v. Jones, No. 02-2392 (3rd Cir.) (332 F.3d 688) (June 19, 2003) (Judge Dolores K. Sloviter)
Here, in a case of first impression, the Third Circuit considered whether a prior non-jury juvenile adjudication can count as a prior conviction that qualifies as one of the predicate offenses required for a sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) (18 U.S.C. ยง 924(e)).
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