James v. United States (2007)
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James v. United States, 550 U.S. 192 (2007), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that attempted burglary could serve as a predicate felony under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), which provided that a person convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm with three prior convictions for either serious drug offenses or violent felonies must be sentenced to a mandatory minimum 15-year prison term.
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Quick Facts James v. United States, Argued November 7, 2006 Decided April 18, 2007 ...
James v. United States | |
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Argued November 7, 2006 Decided April 18, 2007 | |
Full case name | Alphonso James, Jr., Petitioner v. United States |
Docket no. | 05-9264 |
Citations | 550 U.S. 192 (more) 127 S. Ct. 1586; 167 L. Ed. 2d 532; 2007 U.S. LEXIS 4337; 75 U.S.L.W. 4230; 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 161 |
Case history | |
Prior | Conviction affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit, 430 F.3d 1150 (11th Cir. 2005); cert. granted, 547 U.S. ___ (2006). |
Holding | |
Attempted burglary is a predicate felony under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Alito, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer |
Dissent | Scalia, joined by Stevens, Ginsburg |
Dissent | Thomas |
Laws applied | |
18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) | |
Overruled by | |
Johnson v. United States (2015) |
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