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· 9/24/2002

United States v. Herbert Luster

Citations

  • 305 F.3d 199
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 20196
  • 2002 WL 31111833

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that a conviction under a state escape statute that ‘‘extends to a ‘walk away’ from custody’’ is a conviction for a crime of violence under the Guidelines
  • holding that even “walk away” escape is a “crime of violence” because of the danger posed by an escapee as he “continue[s] to evade police and avoid capture”
  • holding that escape qualifies as a crime of violence
  • Pennsylvania conviction for escape constituted crime of violence, even though statute would include “walk away”
  • walkaway escape is a crime of violence under USSG § 4B1.2

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Judges: Roth, Stapleton, Pollak

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