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112444P.pdf 01/29/2014 United States v. Alfred Tucker
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 11-2444
and No: 11-2489
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, for the Court En Banc]
Criminal case - Criminal law. For the panel opinion in the matter, see
United States v. Tucker, 689 F.3d 914 (8th Cir. 2012), vacated, Nos.
11-2444/2489 (8th Cir. Jan. 14, 2013). The court reinstates the panel
opinion, except for its section II.D regarding Tucker's sentence; with
respect to the question of whether Tucker's prior conviction under a
Nebraska escape statute (Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec. 98-212)qualified as a
violent felony for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act, the elements
of the portion of the statute under which Tucker was convicted do not, in
the ordinary case, encompass conduct that presents a serious potential
risk of physical injury to another, and a conviction under that portion of
the statute cannot serve as a predicate conviction for ACCA purposes;
Tucker's sentence is vacated and the matter is remanded for resentencing.
Judge Loken, concurring in the judgment.
112444P.pdf 08/23/2012 United States v. Alfred Tucker
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 11-2444
and No: 11-2489
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Benton and Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
Criminal Cases - conviction and sentence. District court did not err in
denying motion to suppress, as direct, in-person identification of a car as
having been involved in a crime made by housing authority officer known
to officers was sufficient to give rise to Terry stop. Evidence was
sufficient to sustain conviction for felon in possession of firearm.
Admission of officer's testimony as to statements by onlookers was not
plain error. Sentence under Armed Career Criminal Act was supported,
as escape conviction was a proper predicate offense and assault
convictions involved intentionally striking of victim. District court did
not abuse its discretion in ordering revocation of supervised release
sentence to run consecutively.