United States v. Mack

Order Denying Government’s Motion for Reconsideration

ANDREW P. GORDON, District Judge.

I pronounced sentence on defendant Jontue Mack on February 4, 2015. During my sentencing, I ruled that Mack’s two prior Nevada convictions under NRS 205.067 (for home invasion) did not qualify as “crimes of violence” under the United States Sentencing Guidelines. I reasoned that NRS 205.067 criminalizes negligent or reckless behavior, and that I could not say convictions under this statute are typically the sort of “purposeful, violent, and aggressive” crimes that trigger the “crime of violence” definition…