Legal Opinion
United States v. Jamaal Evans
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2017No. 16-4094PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARBARA MILANO KEENAN, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider the familiar question whether a particular offense constitutes a “crime of violence” within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Under the terms of Section 924(c), a person convicted of a qualifying crime of violence in which a firearm is discharged is subject to a consecutive, mandatory sentence of not less than 10 years’ imprisonment. 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(iii).
The crime that we presently examine is the federal offense of carjacking, in viola tion 18 U.S.C. § 2119 (the carjacking statute). The district court held that the…
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