Legal Opinion
United States v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2017No. 15-4685PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Diaz joined.
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
Shawntanna Lemarus Thompson pled guilty to a drug offense and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court increased his sentence, because it found Thompson’s previous state conviction for assault inflicting serious bodily injury constituted a “crime of violence” under § 4B1.2 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. Thompson appeals, challenging only his sentence. Because the residual clause of § 4B1.2 authorizes the increased…
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