United States v. Lipscomb

OPINION OF THE COURT

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge.

Appellant James Lipscomb pleaded guilty to armed robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951. He appeals his sentence, arguing that the District Court erred in categorizing him as a career offender under United States Sentencing Guideline (“U.S.S.G.” or “Guidelines”) § 4B1.1 and in imposing the consequent sentence enhancement. We consider two issues on appeal: first, whether Lipscomb’s 1995 New Jersey state conviction for eluding an officer in the second-degree constitutes a “crime of violence,” as required to satisfy the Guidelines’ career offender…