United States v. Espinoza

U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey

Defendant Edgar Espinoza pled guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). In its Presentence Investigation Report (PSR), the U.S. Probation Office calculated Espinoza's base-offense level as 20 based on its determination that his prior conviction for Nevada third-degree arson, NRS 20.020, constitutes a crime of violence.1 Espinoza objects to that calculation, arguing that Nevada arson is broader than the generic definition of arson-and thus not categorically a crime of violence-because a defendant can be…