United States v. Sims, No. 11-3550 (7th Cir. 2012)
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Sims pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, i18 U.S.C. 922(g). The district court sentenced Sims to 180 months’ imprisonment after it determined that three of his previous convictions triggered the Armed Career Criminal Act’s 15-year mandatory minimum. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting an argument that the ACCA should not apply because two of his three prior convictions (one for selling cocaine and the other for possessing cocaine with intent to deliver) were not committed “on occasions different from one another.” 18 U.S.C. 924(e)(1). The offenses were separated by a week.
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