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Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//August 8, 2017//

Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//August 8, 2017//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Jerry Campbell

Case No.: 15-3869

Officials: EASTERBROOK, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines

The issue in this appeal is whether federal bank robbery by intimidation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) is a crime of violence for purposes of the pre‐2016 federal Sentencing Guideline provision for career of‐ fenders in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a). We have held that federal bank robbery by intimidation satisfies the elements clause of the statutory definition of a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). United States v. Williams, — F.3d —, No. 16‐3373 (7th Cir. July 27, 2017); United States v. Armour, 840 F.3d 904 (7th Cir. 2016). In this appeal, we hold that federal bank robbery by intimidation is also a crime of violence for the purposes of applying the pre‐2016 versions of the career offender Guideline and affirm the decision of the district court.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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