Legal Opinion
United States v. Alvaro Gonzalez-Monterroso
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 14, 2014No. 12-10158PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the question whether Delaware’s criminal attempt statutes, see Del.Code Ann. tit. 11, §§ 531(2), 532, constitute a federal generic attempt crime for purposes of imposing an enhancement under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Because we conclude that Delaware’s definition of “attempt” criminalizes more conduct than the federal generic definition, we conclude that the district court erred in imposing the enhancement.
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On August 4, 2011, Alvaro Gonzalez-Monterroso pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326, in the…
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