United States v. Wright, No. 11-2127 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseA jury convicted Defendant Jeroba Wright of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court sentenced Defendant as an armed career criminal to 180 months' imprisonment. Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant's motion for a continuance; (2) the evidence at trial was sufficient to support Defendant's conviction; and (3) the district court did not abuse its discretion in applying the Armed Career Criminal Act by counting Defendant's two prior burglary convictions as independent predicate offenses under the Act.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's fourth request for a continuance which was made on the morning of the trial; evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm; district court did not err in sentencing defendant under the Armed Career Criminal Act as his two prior burglary convictions were independent predicate offenses for purposes of sentencing under the Act.
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