United States Seventh Circuit

Under the the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 USC sec. 924(e), a violation of the Illinois pandering statute, 720 ILCS sec. 5/11-16, under the "compelled" pandering part of the statute qualifies as a "violent felony".

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/07/2001
• Published 12/07/2001

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael James Elston (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Mark A. Byrd (argued), Rockford, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.