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· 10/6/2003

J. O. R. v. District of Columbia

Citations

  • 540 U.S. 934
  • 124 S. Ct. 355
  • 157 L. Ed. 2d 243
  • 72 U.S.L.W. 3254
  • 2003 U.S. LEXIS 7251

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  • holding that burglary is a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2, and stating that second-degree burglary poses a “serious potential risk of physical injury”
  • “Nevertheless, we recognized that the clause in § 4B1.2 defining a crime of violence ... contained identical language to the definition of ‘violent felony’ under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii

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