Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. The Armed Career Criminal Act imposes a special mandatory 15-year prison term upon felons who unlawfully possess a firearm and who also have three or more previous convictions for committing certain drug crimes or “violent felon[ies].” 18 U. S. C. § 924 (e)(1) (2000 ed., Supp. V)…
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