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Chambers v. U.S., No. 06-11206 (U.S. Supreme Court) (555 U.S. 122; 129 S.Ct. 687) (January 13, 2009) (Justice Breyer)

Loaded on Dec. 1, 2008 published in Punch and Jurists December 29, 2008
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In another extremely narrow ruling, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a conviction on the charge of "failure to report" to prison is not the kind of prior "violent felony" conviction that triggers a 15-year mandatory prison sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1)) (the “ACCA”). ...

 

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