Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. 924(e)): An Overview Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. 924(e)): An Overview

Creator

  • Author: Doyle, Charles
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Senior Specialist in American Public Law

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2010-10-13

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report briefly explores the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. 924(e), which requires imposition of a minimum 15-year term of imprisonment for recidivists convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. 922(g). Section 924(e) applies only to those defendants who have three prior state or federal convictions for violent felonies or serious drug offenses. The report includes descriptions of constitutional challenges to the application of section 924(e), which have been generally unsuccessful.
  • Physical Description: 9 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Criminal justice
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Firearms
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Firearms control
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Constitution
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Constitutional law

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: R41449
  • Accession or Local Control No: R41449_2010Oct13
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc29614
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