Legal Opinion
United States v. Eddy Wilmer Vail-Bailon
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 2017No. 15-10351PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to decide whether Florida felony battery is a crime of violence under the Sentencing Guidelines. Defendant Eddy Wilmer Vail-Bailon was convicted in 2014 of illegally reentering the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and (b)(1), after having been deported following a conviction for felony battery under Florida Statute § 784.041. Based on Vail-Bailon’s felony battery conviction, the district court imposed a sentencing enhancement that applies when a defendant has been deported after committing a crime of violence as defined by…
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