United States Seventh Circuit

A prior Mississippi escape conviction qualifies as a "violent felony" to serve as a predicate offense for statutory enhancement under 18 U.S.C. section 924(e).

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/07/2002
• Decided 09/09/2002
• Published 09/09/2002

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan L. Marks (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard H. Parsons, Kent V. Anderson (argued), Office of the Fed. Pub. Def., Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.