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Wooden v. United States, 595 U.S. ___ (2022), was a Supreme Court of the United States case dealing with the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that multiple criminal offenses that a person commits during a single criminal episode do not count as separate convictions when considering the number of prior convictions a criminal has under the ACCA.
The ACCA has been through numerous revisions in Congress and has evolved considerably since its passage in 1984. [4]The ACCA was originally included with the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 sponsored by the Reagan Administration [5] and enhanced the penalties for possession of firearms under the Gun Control Act for felons who had been convicted three times of robbery or burglary.
Beginning in the 2000s many countries introduced e-visas and electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) as an alternative to traditional visas.An ETA is a kind of pre-arrival registration, which may or may not be officially classified as a visa depending on the issuing jurisdiction, required for foreign travellers who are exempted from obtaining a full visa.
The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday it is tracking a system in the Caribbean that could soon strengthen into Hurricane Sara.
A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying ...
Citizens of Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom may obtain a five-year multiple entry visa allowing a 90-day stay on each visit. [ 7 ] In October 2020, the United States and Bahrain introduced a reciprocal agreement for a 10-year multi-entry visa scheme for citizens of both countries which also unifies the processing fees and validity of the visa ...
European banks are bracing for intensified competition as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to roll out policies to deregulate the U.S. financial sector. Trump's promise to ease financial ...
F-2-2: A single-entry visa valid for 90 days or less issued to an underage foreign child of Korean national. [14] F-2-3: Single-entry resident visa valid for one year or less issued to the spouse of a resident visa holder (F-5). [14] F-2-4: Recognized refugee; F-2-7: Awarded on a points-based system. [15]