United States Eleventh Circuit

Defendant's life sentence as a career offender under U.S.S.G. section 4B1.1 following his conviction for possession of crack cocaine is vacated where, in light of the Supreme Court's ruling in Johnson, the fact of a conviction for felony battery on a law enforcement officer in Florida, standing alone, no longer satisfied the "crime of violence" enhancement criteria as defined under the "physical force" subdivision of section 4B1.2(a)(1).

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/22/2010
• Published 06/22/2010

Judges

• Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, CARNES, Circuit Judge, and RESTANI, Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

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