United States v. Andrew Lee Young

WALLACE, Chief Judge:

Young appeals from his sentence following his guilty plea to unarmed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). He contends that the district court erred by sentencing him as a career criminal offender pursuant to section 4B1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines). This appeal presents the sole issue of whether, for purposes of section 4B1.1, the unlawful possession of a deadly weapon while in jail, in violation of California Penal Code § 4574(a), is a “crime of violence.” The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231. We have…