POSTED: Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 1:00 am

BY: dmc-admin

SentencingACCAA prior conviction for an offense that includes non-violent fondling of a minor is not a “violent felony” under the Armed Career Criminal Act.“A state crime counts for federal purposes only if the offender was convicted as an adult (or the crime involves weapons). 18 U.S.C. §924(e)(2)(B). So it is possible, consistent with the categorical ...