Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Barkdoll v. United States

Barkdoll v. United States, 502 U.S. 950 (1991)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-11-04
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • affirming appellant’s conviction for felon in possession of unregistered firearm as crime of violence
  • no violation of confrontation right in limiting cross-examination when insufficient connection made between pending state charges against witness and his testimony in this case
  • burglary is a violent crime for enhancement purposes “regardless of its exact definition or label” if the charging papers set forth the “basic elements of unlawful or unprivileged entry into ... a building or structure with intent to commit a crime”

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C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.