Legal Opinion

United States v. Raul Dagoberto Contreras

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 2, 2014No. 13-10928PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

CARNES, Chief Judge:

The sole question in this case is whether second-degree sexual battery under Florida law, Fla. Stat. § 794.011(5), is a “crime of violence” under United States Sentencing Guideline § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A). The district court determined that it was not and therefore declined to apply the 16-level enhancement that the guidelines provide for prior convictions of such crimes. The government appeals the district court’s refusal to apply the guidelines enhancement, arguing that second-degree sexual battery qualifies as a “crime of violence.”

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Raul Dagoberto Contreras, a national of El…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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