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Career Offender for Non-Violent Offenses? U.S. v. Pineda, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Filed November 13, 2018

Should a defendant be treated as a career offender for non-violent offenses? In U.S. v. Pineda, the...

Use of a Means of Identification to Produce Another Means of Identification: U.S. v. Kalu, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Filed August 30, 2019

In U.S. v. Kalu, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s two-level sentencing...
Is Murder a Crime of Violence? U.S. v. Begay, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Filed August 19, 2019

Is Murder a Crime of Violence? U.S. v. Begay, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Filed August 19, 2019

Is murder a crime of violence? It seems obvious, right? I mean, what could be more violent than...