United States Seventh Circuit

An enhanced sentence of defendant to 188 months' imprisonment as an armed career criminal following four firearm convictions is vacated and remanded where, because the state of Illinois sent defendant a document stating that his principal civil rights have been restored, while neglecting to mention the continuing firearms disability, the final sentence of 18 U.S.C. section 921(a)(20) means that his burglary convictions do not count for federal purposes.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/05/2008
• Decided 09/10/2009
• Published 09/10/2009

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER, MANION, KANNE, ROVNER, WOOD, EVANS, WILLIAMS, SYKES, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Erik W.A. Snapp, Attorney (submitted), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Madeleine S. Murphy, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.