Legal Opinion
United States v. Contreras-Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 3, 2011No. 09-50009PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
We address several sentencing issues, the most substantial of which is whether California solicitation to commit murder 1 is a crime of violence for purposes of a Guidelines enhancement.
I. Facts
Jose Raymundo Contreras-Hernandez was convicted after jury trial of being an alien found in the United States after a previous deportation. 2 The base offense level for this crime is 8, 3 but the Sentencing Guidelines impose a sixteen-level increase, to 24, if the alien’s prior deportation followed a conviction for a felony that was a crime of violence. 4 This upward…
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