United States v. Davis

ORDER

Michael Davis pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon and was sentenced to 96 months in prison. He challenges his sentence, arguing that the district court erred in calculating his offense level under the Sentencing Guidelines. The judge started from a base offense level of 26, relying in part on two prior convictions for “crimes of violence.” See U.S.S.G. §§ 2K2.1(a)(1), 4B1.2(a). One of the predicates is an Illinois conviction for attempted armed robbery. Davis maintains that the Illinois crime of attempted armed robbery does not qualify as a crime of violence. We…