United States v. William J. Jefferson, A/K/A Buddy Jefferson, William Jefferson

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• holding that a state sentencing enhancement that counted guilty-filings as convictions indicated specific legislative intent and trumped the state common law definition of conviction
• relying on Pennsylvania and New Jersey law concerning sentencing enhancements when determining definition of “conviction” for purpose of enhancing defendant’s sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)

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