Legal Opinion
United States v. Damon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 7, 1997No. 97-1032PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, punishment for an offense is, at times, increased when the defendant was previously convicted of unrelated crimes. This ease presents serious issues of both substance and procedure in this “enhancement” process. The substantive issue is whether the crime of aggravated criminal mischief under state law is categorically a “crime of violence” under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(1), thus warranting an increase in sentence. The outcome of the substantive question is determined by resolution of the procedural issue. The procedural issue concerns when a…
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