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Eighth Circuit Vacates Sentence for Improper Supervision Length After ACCA Enhancement Removed
Loaded on Nov. 16, 2019
by Anthony Accurso
published in Criminal Legal News
December, 2019, page 14
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United States of America.
by Anthony Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that after the defendant’s ACCA enhancement was struck his sentence must be vacated because the court lacked jurisdiction to impose more supervision than allowed by statute.
Travis Ryan Raymond was convicted on possession with intent to ...
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