US Supreme Court rules reckless offenses do not qualify as ‘violent felony’
JURIST
JUNE 12, 2021
One of the three violent felonies the government alleged as a predicate to the ACCA charge was for reckless aggravated assault under Tennessee law. .” Petitioner Charles Borden Jr. had pleaded guilty to a felon-in-possession charge, and the government sought to apply the enhanced sentence under the ACCA.
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