Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 2017No. 16-3373PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
A person may commit the federal crime of bank robbery “by force and violence, or by intimidation.” 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). The issue in this appeal is whether the federal offense of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) qualifies as a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). We hold that it does. We have held that the so-called “residual clause” in the § 924(c) definition of a crime of violence is unconstitutionally vague, United States v. Cardena, 842 F.3d 959, 996 (7th Cir. 2016), but even bank robbery fits easily into the “elements clause” of the definition of a…
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