· 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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