Legal Opinion
United States v. Javier Velasquez-Reyes, A.K.A. Javier Alvarado-Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 8, 2005No. 04-30292PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Javier Velasquez-Reyes appeals from the order sentencing him to 48 months of imprisonment on the ground that the district court erred in imposing a 16-level enhancement to his sentence based on a prior conviction for second degree arson under Washington law. He contends that second degree arson is not a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii). We affirm the imposition of the 16-level enhancement because we conclude that second degree arson under Washington law is categorically a crime of violence. Mr. Velasquez-Reyes was sentenced under the…
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