Legal Opinion
United States v. Moore
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 2011No. 10-30352PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant-Appellant Troy Lee Moore challenges his sentence of 327 months of imprisonment, which was calculated, in part, on the district court’s determination that Louisiana’s aggravated battery statute 1 qualifies as a crime of violence under § 4B1.2(a) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.” or the “Guidelines”) thereby constituting Moore a “Career Offender” under U.S.S.G. § 4Bl.l(a). We agree with the district court and affirm Moore’s sentence.
I. FACTS & PROCEEDINGS
A. Facts
According to the factual basis of Moore’s guilty plea, he was involved in a drug distribution…
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