Supreme Court of the United States June 6, 2011, No. 10-5258 (McNeill v. United States)

OPINION OF THE COURT

[563 U.S. 817]

Justice Thomas

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), a prior state drug-trafficking conviction is for a “serious drug offense” if “a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed by law” for the offense. 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii).