Legal Opinion

United States v. Sid Willis, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 29, 2015No. 13-30376, 13-30377PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

Sid Willis, Jr. challenges his 60-month sentence for violating the conditions of his supervised release. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3). Specifically, he argues that the district court plainly erred in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines range by determining that Willis committed a Grade A violation of his supervised release because his conduct did not constitute a felony offense that is a “crime of violence.” See U.S.S.G. § 7B1.1(a)(l). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We hold that before a district court concludes that a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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