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US Supreme Court rules reckless offenses do not qualify as ‘violent felony’

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One of the three violent felonies the government alleged as a predicate to the ACCA charge was for reckless aggravated assault under Tennessee law. The Supreme Court reversed that judgment and remanded the case. .” Petitioner Charles Borden Jr.

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