United States Fourth Circuit

Defendant's firearm possession sentence is affirmed where the state offense underlying one of his previous convictions, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, constituted a "violent felony" under the Armed Career Criminal Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/15/2009
• Decided 07/06/2009
• Published 07/06/2009

Judges

• Before MOTZ, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Mark Patrick Foster, Jr., Law Offices of Mark Foster, PC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Adam Christopher Morris, Office of the United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Gretchen C.F. Shappert, United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.