United States v. Facundo Acosta-Chavez

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• holding that where the state statute’s age element is broader than the federal definition and “is not divisible ... we may not apply the modified categorical approach”
• holding that where the state statute’s age element is broader than the federal definition and “is not divisible . . . we may not apply the modified categorical approach”
• recognizing that federal law defines a minor as someone under sixteen years of age
• recognizing that the government bears the burden of establishing harmlessness
• recognizing that the government bears the burden of establishing harmlessness
• concluding that 720 ILCS 5/11 — 1.60(d) is categorically overbroad

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