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US v. Wells, 05-6263, 05-6514

For purposes of recidivist sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. section 924(e), a prior adjudication of juvenile delinquency is subject to characterization under the "categorical approach" mandated for the review of prior adult convictions by Taylor v. US, 495 U.S. 575 (1990), and Shepard v. US, 544 U.S. 13 (2005).

Appellate Information

  • Decided 01/09/2007
  • Published 01/09/2007

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  • United States Sixth Circuit

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