Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 7, 2008No. 07-1354PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to answer for the first time the question of whether the interstate transport of a minor for prostitution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a) constitutes a crime of violence within the purview of the career offender provision of the federal sentencing guidelines. See USSG § 4B1.2(a). That answer is complicated by a recent 'Supreme Court decision, which this court has not yet addressed. Working our way through the prece-dential labyrinth, we conclude that the tawdry and purposeful conduct proscribed by the statute presents a serious potential…
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