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Eighth Circuit: Illinois Burglary Conviction Not Valid Predicate Offense for ACCA Purposes

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled on September 28, 2017 that a generic burglary conviction in Illinois cannot be used as one of the three “violent felonies” necessary to establish violation of the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”).

The ACCA is a federal statute that ...

 

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