Larry Begay
Petitioner
Margaret A. Katze, Counsel of Record In September 2004, after a night of heavy drinking, Larry Begaypointed a .22 caliber rifle at his aunt and sister and threatened to shoot them. His sister called the police,who arrested Begay andcharged him with one countof possessing afirearm as a felon, in violation of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Begay pled guilty to the felony-in-possession charge.The standard sentence for this crime is a maximum of 10 years in jail, butBegay was sentenced to 15 years under a provision of the ACCA that requiresmore stringent punishment for those who have at least three…
