United States v. Jenkins

Jenkins pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. 922(g). The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) imposes a mandatory minimum 15-year sentence on anyone previously convicted of three or more violent felonies that occurred “on occasions different from one another,” 18 U.S.C. 924(e). In 1990 Kentucky had convicted him of robbing nine different homes during an alcohol-and-drug-induced crime spree that lasted one day or four days. The district court determined that Jenkins’ nine robberies, involving homes separated by one to two miles apiece, amounted to distinct violent felonies even if they occurred on a single day. The Sixth Circuit affirmed his 15-year sentence. View "United States v. Jenkins" on Justia Law