Legal Opinion
United States v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 2009No. 08-2424PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
The defendant was convicted of armed bank robbery and related crimes and sentenced to 382 months in prison. The sentence was within the guidelines range, but only because the district judge deemed the defendant’s previous conviction of aggravated battery in violation of Illinois law a “crime of violence” within the meaning of section 4B1.2(a) of the federal sentencing guidelines. The appeal challenges that ruling.
Under Illinois law, “a person commits battery if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification and by any means, (1) causes bodily harm to an individual or (2) makes…
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