· 7/15/1997
United States v. Theodore A. Tirrell, Cross-Appellee
Citations
- 120 F.3d 670
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 17928
- 1997 WL 410527
How courts have described this case
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- holding that Michigan unarmed robbery qualified under both clauses
- applying 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii)’s definition of violent felony to Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.530
- “The Supreme Court’s holding in Dowling, however, does not require that the jury be told of an acquittal.”
- “[U]nder Michigan law, the element of putting in fear means threatening the use of physical force against the person of another.”
- “attempted unarmed robbery” under Michigan law qualified as a violent felony under the ACCA; “under Michigan law, the element of putting in fear means threat- ening the use of physical force against the person of another”
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Judges: Easterbrook, Ripple, Manion
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