United States v. Clark, No. 18-2119 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence after he was found guilty of possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony. The court held that the district court did not err by applying a sentencing enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act, because his prior Missouri conviction for second degree robbery qualified as a violent felony under the force clause of 18 U.S.C. 924(e)(2)(B).
Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Smith, Chief Judge, and Arnold and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. The district court did not err in sentencing defendant under the Armed Career Criminal Act as his Missouri second degree robbery conviction qualified as a violent felony under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924(e)(2)(B).
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