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870 F.2d 1310·
7th Cir.·
1989-03-22
·cited 28×
The court held that a federal prosecution following a state conviction does not violate double jeopardy under the dual sovereignty doctrine, and a state guilty plea is not rendered involuntary or unintelligent due to the possibility of subsequent federal prosecution.
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711 F.2d 677·
5th Cir.·
1983-08-11
·cited 28×
The court held that the district court properly denied habeas corpus relief without an evidentiary hearing, as the record sufficiently demonstrated the voluntariness of the guilty plea and the adequacy of counsel.
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703 F.2d 394·
9th Cir.·
1983-04-05
·cited 18×
A prior state felony conviction, even if set aside or expunged, can serve as the basis for a federal firearms conviction. The constitutionality of the underlying conviction cannot be challenged in the federal firearms prosecution if the challenge is not retroactive.
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946 F.2d 523·
7th Cir.·
1991-10-17
·cited 6×
The court held that the defendant's prior convictions were validly obtained and sufficient to support the sentence enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e).
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484 F.2d 104·
8th Cir.·
1973-07-20
·cited 6×
The court held that the defendant is entitled to a full hearing on his claims that his guilty plea was not made with knowledge of the crime's elements and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel.
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870 F.2d 1039·
5th Cir.·
1989-04-26
·cited 4×
The court held that the denial of habeas relief on the sufficiency of the evidence claim was affirmed, but the denial of relief on the multiple offender adjudication claim was reversed and remanded.
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998 F.2d 587·
8th Cir.·
1993-07-12
·cited 2×
The court held that a Minnesota conviction for attempted second-degree burglary qualifies as a 'violent felony' under the Armed Career Criminal Act, and the district court did not err in denying a hearing on the defendant's claim of a coerced guilty plea.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-05-11
The court held that the petitioner is not entitled to habeas relief because the state court's adjudication of his claims was not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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997 F.2d 1213·
7th Cir.·
1993-06-24
The court held that the defendant's prior convictions for assault and battery and burglary qualified for sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act.