United States v. Hill

The Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence after he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of ammunition as a previously convicted felon. The court held that defendant's prior Missouri drug convictions qualified as serious drug offenses under the Armed Career Criminal Act and he therefore had three prior qualifying convictions to be sentenced as an armed career criminal. The court explained that United States v. Bynum, 669 F.3d 880 (8th Cir. 2012), held that a knowing offer to sell drugs in Minnesota is a crime "involving" the distribution of drugs, because it is "related to or connected with" drug distribution. View "United States v. Hill" on Justia Law