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United States v. Charles Leon Kirksey

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 9, 1998No. 97-4189PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge BUTZNER and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

We are presented with the question of whether convictions in Maryland state' courts for common law assault and battery, defined by Maryland law to be “any unlawful force used against the person of another, no matter how slight,” qualify as predicate crimes of violence for purpose of career offender status under the United States Sentencing Guidelines § 4B1.1 (enhancing sentences of career offenders). If such convictions are not…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Lamb v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  3. United States v. Harvey Keith Smith, United States of America v. Richard H. Palmer, United States of America v. Susan J. Grimm, A/K/A Joan EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Olando JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  5. State v. DuckettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. United States v. Clinton Bernard Frazier-ElCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. Mirna GomezCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. Lancelot Ward, United States of America v. Bernard Gibson, Jr., United States of America v. Kevin CoxCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010

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