| Begay v. United States | |
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| Argued January 15, 2008 Decided April 16, 2008 | |
| Full case name | Larry Begay v. United States |
| Docket no. | 06-11543 |
| Citations | 553 U.S. 137 (more) 128 S. Ct. 1581; 170 L. Ed. 2d 490; 2008 U.S. LEXIS 3474; 76 U.S.L.W. 4228; 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 188; 08 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4462, 2008 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5389 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. 470 F.3d 964. |
| Holding | |
| Felony driving while intoxicated is not a “violent felony” within meaning of section of the Armed Career Criminal Act imposing special mandatory 15-year prison term upon felons who unlawfully possess a firearm and who have three or more convictions for violent felonies. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg |
| Concurrence | Scalia (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Alito, joined by Souter, Thomas |
| Laws applied | |
| 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) | |
Begay v. United States, 553 U.S. 137 (2008), is a United States Supreme Court case which held that felony driving while intoxicated is not a "violent felony" for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act.