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U.S. v. TIRRELL

Nos. 96-2752, 96-3031.

120 F.3d 670 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Theodore A. TIRRELL, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Lang (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

Gregory J. McHugh (argued), Appleton & McHugh, Aledo, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Theodore Tirrell of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). In sentencing Mr. Tirrell, the court decided not to apply 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), which contains a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence for defendants who violate § 922(g) and have three prior convictions for a violent felony, on the ground that Mr. Tirrell's prior Michigan conviction for attempted unarmed robbery did not...

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