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Descamps v. United States was a 2013 Supreme Court case regarding prior offenses under the Armed Career Criminal Act. The case was decided 8-1 with Justice Elena Kagan writing the majority opinion. The ACCA provides for additional penalties for those who have been convicted before of violent crimes and the case revolved around conflicts between state and federal definitions of burglary.