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Stokeling v. U.S., No. 17-5554 (U.S. Supreme Court) (586 U.S. ___; 139 S.Ct. 544) (January 15, 2019) (Justice Thomas)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2019 published in Punch and Jurists February 25, 2019
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This is another in the Supreme Court’s seemingly never-ending stream of cases that addresses what constitutes a “violent felony” within the meaning of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (“ACCA”). The ACCA requires the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence of at least 15 years for persons ...

 

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