U.S. v. McGATHA

No. 88-7771.

891 F.2d 1520 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald Dale McGATHA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph L. Brooks, Anniston, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

Frank W. Donaldson, U.S. Atty., Anthony Joseph, Asst. U.S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, CLARK, Circuit Judge and SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge.


EDWARD S. SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Ronald Dale McGatha, appeals from a United States District Court judgment which imposed a sentence of 15 years imprisonment pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), following a plea of guilty on a charge of possession of firearms by a felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The judgment of the District Court, based on its conclusion that 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) is a sentence enhancement statute, is affirmed.<...

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