United States v. Clanton T. Bennett
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Clanton T. Bennett appeals the district court’s determination that he was a “career offender” for purposes of sentencing enhancement. Because it was unclear that Mr. Bennett’s prior conviction for second-degree burglary was for a “crime of violence,” the sentence must be vacated, and the ease remanded for resentencing.
I. BACKGROUND
After pleading guilty to a single count of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), Mr. Bennett was sentenced to a prison term of 170 months. The district court enhanced the term of Mr. Bennett’s sentence based on its determination that…
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