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TAYLOR v. UNITED STATES

No. 88-7194.

495 U.S. 575 (1990)

110 S.Ct. 2143

109 L.Ed.2d 607

TAYLOR v. UNITED STATES

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 29, 1990

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Dayton Livingston, by appointment of the Court, 493 U.S. 952, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was J. Bennett Clark.

Michael R. Lazerwitz argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Starr, Deputy Solicitor General Bryson, Assistant Attorney General Dennis, and Andrew Levchuk.*

JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we are called upon to determine the meaning of the word "burglary" as it is used in § 1402 of Subtitle I (the Career Criminals Amendment Act of 1986) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, 18 U. S. C. § 924(e). This statute provides a sentence enhancement for a defendant who is convicted under 18 U. S. C. § 922(g) (unlawful possession of a firearm...

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