The Supreme Court ruled unanimously this morning that a burglar’s 10 convictions that arose from a single criminal episode do not count as multiple convictions that justify a sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act for a subsequent criminal conviction involving violence. The often-litigated federal Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) requires that a 15-year…

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 7 that a burglar’s 10 convictions that arose from a single criminal episode don’t count as multiple convictions that justify a sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act for a subsequent criminal conviction involving violence. The often-litigated federal Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) requires that a 15-year…