Legal Opinion
United States v. Carlos De Jesus
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 27, 1993No. 92-1549PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we consider whether larceny from the person is a crime of violence within the meaning of the federal sentencing guidelines. Because we answer that question .affirmatively, defendant’s prior conviction for that crime qualifies as a predicate offense, requiring that we affirm his enhanced sentence as a career offender.
I. BACKGROUND
The career offender guideline elevates the sentencing range of a defendant who, being at least eighteen years old and having previously been convicted of “at least 2 prior felony convictions of either a crime of violence or a…
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