Legal Opinion
United States v. Mosley
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 29, 2011No. 09-2359PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
In 2004, the State of Michigan convicted Kyle Mosley of shooting pepper spray at a person without justification. Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.224d(2). At issue in this case is whether that conviction amounts to a “crime of violence” under § 2K2.1 (a) of the sentencing guidelines. We conclude that it does, and for this reason (and three others) we affirm.
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In 2008, Mosley pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). At sentencing, the district court treated Mosley’s prior conviction for resisting and obstructing arrest as a crime of…
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- Anthony C. Greene v. Jack Barber, Edward Hillyer, Victor Gillis, William Hegarty, and the City of Grand Rapids, MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by15 opinions
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