United States First Circuit

A sentencing court may consider certified copies of police reports and complaint applications to determine whether a defendant pled guilty to three prior "violent felonies" qualifying for sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 USC 924(e).

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/13/2000
• Published 11/13/2000

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge and KEETON, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nadine Pellegrini, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, Dina Michael Chaitowitz, Timothy Q. Feeley, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Linda J. Thompson, with whom Jacobson & Thompson, P.C., were on brief for appellee.