United States v. Jose Alvarado-Pineda

OPINION

W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we must decide whether a defendant convicted of second-degree robbery under section 9A.56.190 of the Revised Code of Washington and sentenced to prison for at least one year has been convicted of an aggravated felony under federal law. We hold that he has.

I. Background

Jose Alvarado-Pineda is a 29-year-old Mexican national who first entered the United States in about 2003. In 2004, he stole a wallet in Seattle, Washington, and was convicted of second-degree robbery in violation of section 9A.56.190 • of the Revised Code of Washington. In 2005,…