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SYKES v. U.S.

No. 09-11311.

131 S.Ct. 2267 (2011)

564 U.S. 1

180 L.Ed.2d 60

Marcus SYKES, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Marsh, Indianapolis, IN, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey B. Wall, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

William E. Marsh, James C. McKinley, Indianapolis, Indiana, for Petitioner.

Neal Kumar Katyal, Acting Solicitor General, Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Roy W. McLeese III, Acting Deputy Solicitor General, Jeffrey B. Wall, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Richard A. Friedman, Washington, D.C, for Respondent.

Justice KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court.

It is a federal crime for a convicted felon to be in unlawful possession of a firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The ordinary maximum sentence for that crime is 10 years of imprisonment. § 924(a)(2). If, however, when the unlawful possession occurred, the felon had three previous convictions for a violent felony or serious drug offense, the punishment is increased to a minimum term of 15 years. § 924...

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