Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 18, 2009No. 08-3159PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
Leroy Clyde Williams pleaded guilty to bank robbery. At sentencing, the district court determined that Williams was a career offender pursuant to section 4B1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG) and imposed a 151-month sentence. Williams brings this appeal, contending the district court erred in finding his prior conviction for battery on a police officer qualified as a “crime of violence” for the purposes of § 4B1.2.
Having jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a), we affirm.
I. Background
Williams was indicted on one count of…
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