Does Section 924(e) of the Criminal Code need to be separated from a separate statutory offence?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Ricardo, 78 F.3d 1411 (9th Cir. 1995):
11 This court has already concluded that 924(e) is a sentence enhancement provision, not a separate statutory offense for which liability must be shown at trial. United States v. Dunn, 946 F.2d 615, 619 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 950, 112 S.Ct. 401, 116 L.Ed.2d 350 (1991).
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