Legal Opinion
United States v. Tyler
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 4, 2009No. 08-3574PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Gregory Scott Tyler appeals his sentence of 120 months imprisonment. Tyler contends that his prior Minnesota conviction for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle is not a “crime of violence” and, therefore, the district court erred when it sentenced him as a career offender. We vacate Tyler’s sentence and remand for resentencing.
In February 2008, Tyler pled guilty to one count of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Prior to his sentencing hearing, Tyler objected to the Presentence Investigation Report, which concluded that Tyler’s prior conviction…
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