Legal Opinion
United States v. Khalil Carter
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 13, 2013No. 12-3754, 12-3755PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Khalil Carter was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment for violating his supervised release after he pled guilty to two separate offenses in state court. In imposing its sentence, the District Court looked to Carter’s actual conduct to determine whether he had committed a “crime of violence.” Carter contends that the Court should be limited to the offenses charged, none of which constitutes a “crime of violence.” We conclude there was no error. Even where no crime is actually charged, a district court may consider a defendant’s actual conduct…
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