Convictions Against Juveniles who are Certified as Adults may be used to Calculate a Federal Sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act
Unfortunately the 10th Circuit Federal Court on February 2nd ruled that relevant crimes committed by a defendant when he was minor can be used as enhancement for sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act’s (ACCA) 15 year-minimum-mandatory prison sentence. Once the youth is certified and prosecuted as an adult, his conviction may be used for Armed Career Criminal Act purposes. The opinion limits the enhancement to juveniles who were certified as adults.
