United States Fifth Circuit
US v. Reyes-Contreras, 16-41218
In an en banc decision, overruled numerous circuit precedents in holding that a Missouri conviction of voluntary manslaughter was a crime of violence. Abolished certain distinctions previously used in the circuit in making crime-of-violence determinations. Held that a man who pleaded guilty to illegal reentry was subject to a 16-level sentencing enhancement because he had previously been convicted of killing a person with a baseball bat.
Appellate Information
- Published 2018/11/30
Judges
- Smith
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit