United States Fourth Circuit

US v. Hudson, 07-4948

An enhanced sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed, where: 1) the defendant had three previous felony convictions, two of which were convictions for violation of Florida's "fleeing-or-eluding" statute, Fla. Stat. section 316.1935(2); and 2) the fleeing-or-eluding convictions qualified as predicate "violent felony" offenses for the enhancement under the residual clause in the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 USC section 924(e)(2)(B)(ii).

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/07/2012
• Published 03/07/2012

Judges

• Niemeyer

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Williams Chesser, Robert Frank Daley, Jr.