6th Circ. Backs Nearly 18-Year Prison Term For Gun Conviction

By Susan Smiley ( April 16, 2026, 6:21 PM EDT) -- A felon who signed a plea agreement admitting to illegal possession of a firearm and three prior convictions for violent crimes and drug offenses will have to serve his nearly 18-year prison sentence, a Sixth Circuit panel said, citing the subject's admission to the crimes and his expressed understanding that he would face at least 15 years in prison....

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