United States v. Melvin Morris

JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.

This case returns us to the serial litigation over the meaning of the terms "physical force" and "crime of violence." Melvin Morris was convicted of one count of distribution of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 , and was sentenced as a career offender under United States Sentencing Guideline (USSG) § 4B1.1. Morris challenges that sentence, arguing that his two prior felony convictions for domestic assault under Michigan Compiled Laws (M.C.L.) § 750.81 are not crimes of violence under § 4B1.2. We conclude that a conviction under M.C.L. § 750.81 is a…