Oh, and you've also got a prior conviction for driving under the influence.

The prosecution's need to prove its case via storytelling has no force when it comes to the fact of a prior conviction.

Under federal law, there are two main consequences of having a prior conviction for an aggravated felony.

Should it therefore mean whatever the state of the defendant's prior conviction defines burglary to be?

If the defendant's prior conviction involves a crime with these basic elements, regardless of the label, it counts as a predicate offense under 924(e).