Legal Opinion
United States v. George Rafidi
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 11, 2016No. 15-4095PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J., joined by Gibbons, J.,
DAVIS, J. (pg. 449), delivered a separate opinion concurring in parts I, II.B-D, and III of the majority opinion and in the result.
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Defendant-Appellant George Rafidi of forcibly assaulting a federal law-enforcement officer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) and (b), and using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(l)(A)(ii). On appeal from his conviction and sentence, Rafidi contends that a violation of § 111 cannot constitute a “crime of violence” for purposes of § 924(c). Rafidi also…
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