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· 1/3/2013

United States v. Michael Petite

Citations

  • 703 F.3d 1290
  • 2013 WL 28257

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that Florida fleeing and eluding qualifies as a violent felony under ACCA’s residual clause
  • “Using the categorical approach, the central inquiry is whether the offense ‘presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another’ comparable to the risk posed by the ACCA’s enumerated crimes.”
  • “The government cannot offer for the first time on appeal a new predicate conviction in support of an enhanced ACCA sentence.”
  • “[W]e are obliged to look beyond the driving conduct of the offender alone.”

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Judges: O'Connor, Marcus, Pryor

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