United States v. Jerome Stancil (11th Cir. July 2021)
ACCA, Eleventh Circuit, Firearm Offenses, Fourth Amendment, Recent Circuit Cases
|The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a defendant’s conviction and sentence under the ACCA. The Court held that his prior convictions under a Virginia law that criminalized the mere “sharing” or “giving away” of drugs were predicate prior convictions under the ACCA. The Court also rejected the defendant’s argument that the magistrate judge improperly credited the officers’ testimony at his suppression hearing where the alleged inconsistencies in their testimony were not material.