Defendant appealed from his sentence imposed following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, arguing that the district court improperly increased his base-offense level because his prior Missouri conviction for second-degree robbery was not a “crime ...

Tagged with: Crime Of Violence Felon in Possession of Firearm Increased Base-Offense Level

Defendant pleaded guilty to three controlled-substance offenses. The district court found that defendant’s two prior felony convictions in Minnesota for simple robbery qualified as crimes of violence and accordingly applied the career-offender enhancement. Where the court previously rejected the argument ...

Tagged with: Career Offender Enhancement Crime Of Violence Distribution of Cocaine Base Mixtures

Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court ruled that defendant’s prior Missouri conviction for resisting arrest qualified as a “crime of violence” and calculated defendant’s base offense level and guidelines range accordingly. ...

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CDefendant pleaded guilty to using a firearm in furtherance of a crime. The underlying crime of violence was aiding and abetting armed robbery of controlled substances. On appeal, defendant challenged whether the residual-clause definition of “crime of violence” was unconstitutionally ...

Tagged with: constitutionality Crime Of Violence Use of Firearm in Furtherance of Crime

Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court concluded that defendant had at least two felony convictions for a crime of violence or a controlled substances offense. On appeal, defendant argued that his ...

Tagged with: Calculation of Guidelines Range Crime Of Violence Felon in Possession of Firearm

Where a defendant who was convicted of robbery under the Hobbs Act and unlawful possession of a weapon challenged the admission of evidence of him wearing clothes similar to those worn by the perpetrator, the evidence was properly admitted as ...

Tagged with: Crime Of Violence Criminal Law Hobbs Act robbery

  Defendant was convicted of Hobbs Act robbery and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court’s denial of his motion for mistrial following a government witness’s response to defense ...

Tagged with: Crime Of Violence Criminal Law Hobbs Act Robbery mistrial

Defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He opposed his career-offender classification, arguing that a prior Illinois conviction for aggravated battery was not a crime of violence. The district court disagreed and sentenced defendant as a career offender. Where ...

Tagged with: Career Offender Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine Crime Of Violence Criminal Law

  Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. At sentencing, the district court classified defendant as a career offender due to his current offense, a 1979 bank-robbery conviction, and a 2001 Missouri second-degree robbery conviction, finding that the ...

Tagged with: Bank Robbery Career Offender Crime Of Violence Criminal

  Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a bank-robbery case, the judgment is affirmed because the district court did not err in applying an enhancement for a crime of violence because an Illinois attempted-robbery conviction qualified as a crime ...

Tagged with: Crime Of Violence Criminal Law sentencing

Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a firearm-possession case, the Missouri crime of second-degree robbery has been held to qualify as a crime of violence, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. v. Becerra (MLW No. 72635/Case ...

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