United States v. Louis Wayne Galligan

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46 F.3d 1147·1995 WL 40333·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 7415
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 31, 199594-30318California316 words

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Opinion

46 F.3d 1147 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis Wayne GALLIGAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30318. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Jan. 25, 1995. * Decided: Jan. 31, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HALL and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Louis Wayne Galligan appeals his sentence imposed following his conviction by guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Galligan contends that his state burglary conviction under Wash. Rev. Code Sec. 9A.04.110 did not qualify as a predicate violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act ( 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (e)) because his conviction did not meet all the requirements of a "generic burglary" as set forth in Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575 (1990). Specifically, he contends that section 9A.04.110…

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