Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) : Using Prior Juvenile Adjudications for Sentence Enhancements.
Reviews the Armed Career Criminal Act, which requires imposition of a minimum 15-year term of imprisonment for unlawful possession of a firearm by individuals with three prior serious drug or violent felony convictions. Summarizes prior conviction exception under Supreme Court decision in Almendarez...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2007.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Reviews the Armed Career Criminal Act, which requires imposition of a minimum 15-year term of imprisonment for unlawful possession of a firearm by individuals with three prior serious drug or violent felony convictions. Summarizes prior conviction exception under Supreme Court decision in Almendarez-Torres v. U.S., and competing court views on the constitutionality of using non-jury juvenile adjudications in subsequent criminal proceedings. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |