Legal Opinion
United States v. David Lopez-Montanez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2005No. 04-50260PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question of whether a prior felony conviction under California’s sexual battery statute, Cal.Penal Code, § 243.4(a), constitutes a “crime of violence” under the federal Sentencing Guidelines’ provision governing sentences for unlawful reentry into the United States, U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2. The district court found that a conviction under the California statute was a “forcible sex offense” and thus a “crime of violence” for purposes of § 2L1.2. We disagree, and hold that a conviction under the California sexual battery statute is not a categorical crime…
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