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  2. Habitual Criminals Act - Wikipedia

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    The State of Washington defines its habitual criminals act as follows: [3]. Every person convicted in this state of any crime of which fraud or intent to defraud is an element, or of petit larceny, or of any felony, who shall previously have been convicted, whether in this state or elsewhere, of any crime which under the laws of this state would amount to a felony, or who shall previously have ...

  3. Illinois Compiled Statutes - Wikipedia

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    Additions, deletions, and changes to the ILCS are done through the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB), which files the changes as provided for by Public Act 87-1005. [ 3 ] The compilation is an official compilation by the state and is entirely in the public domain for purposes of federal copyright law; anyone may publish the statutes ...

  4. Johnson v. United States (2015) - Wikipedia

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    Armed Career Criminal Act; Sessions v. Dimaya (2018) - constitutionality of similar clause in civil context (specifically, deportation), in which a plurality found straightforward application of Johnson to be dispositive; Stokeling v. United States (2019) - touches on the same section of the Armed Career Criminal Act and references this ...

  5. Habitual offender - Wikipedia

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    A habitual offender, repeat offender, or career criminal is a person convicted of a crime who was previously convicted of other crimes. Various state and jurisdictions may have laws targeting habitual offenders, and specifically providing for enhanced or exemplary punishments or other sanctions .

  6. Law of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Title page of the 1912 Laws of Illinois. The Constitution of Illinois is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted by the Illinois General Assembly, published in the Laws of Illinois, and codified in the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS).

  7. Forcible felony - Wikipedia

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    A forcible felony, in the criminal law of various US states, is a felony that is subject to special penalties because it involves the use or threat of physical force. Forcible felonies are defined by statute. Typical examples of forcible felonies include murder, arson, rape, kidnapping, and armed robbery. [1]

  8. Brown v. United States (2024) - Wikipedia

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    Brown v. United States, (Docket Nos. 22-6389 and 22–6640), is a United States Supreme Court case about the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). The Supreme Court affirmed both courts of appeals, holding that a state drug conviction counts as an ACCA predicate if it involved a drug on the federal schedules at the time of that conviction.

  9. Robbery laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Armed Robbery 7–21 years in prison.(A 2nd and subsequent offense is 14–28 years in prison. Two or more Dangerous Felony Offenses not committed in the same incident, may be consolidated for trial purposes; or that are not historical prior felony convictions is 10 years and 6 months-26 years and 6 months in prison but if it was a 3rd charge ...