United States First Circuit

In this criminal case in which defendant was convicted of being a felon in possession of two firearms and sentenced to fifteen years in prison after a finding that he qualified as an armed career criminal, defendant argues that two statements he made regarding the presence of firearms inside the residence should be suppressed. He further contests the armed career criminal finding. Conviction and sentence is affirmed, where: 1) even absent defendant's statements, the evidence is more than sufficient to sustain his conviction; and 2) defendant's prior convictions, including vehicular flight on foot, constituted "violent felonies" within the meaning of the Armed Career Criminal Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2014
• Published 12/09/2014

Judges

• Baldock

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel