Legal Opinion
United States v. German Alvarenga-Silva
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 3, 2003No. 02-3434PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal asks us to decide whether a prior conviction for domestic battery qualifies as a “crime of violence” under recently amended U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2, which applies to illegal reentrants. Although the Sentencing Commission’s explanation for its amendment suggests an intention to narrow the definition of crimes of violence to exclude offenses like domestic battery, the plain language of the definition compels us to conclude that domestic battery is a crime of violence under § 2L1.2. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s sentencing of the defendant, German Alvaren-ga-Silva.
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