United States v. William Bonnie Fry

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• holding that involuntary manslaughter conviction arising from causing death of another while driving under the influence constituted crime of violence
• holding that, where “the language of section 2K2.1(a)(3) makes no reference to the defendant’s mental state,” “[t]he section is plain on its face and should not . . . be read to imply a scienter requirement.”
• holding that, where “the language of section 2K2.1(a)(3) makes no reference to the defendant’s mental state, . . . [t]he section is plain on its face and should not . . . be read to imply a scienter requirement.”
• holding manslaughter, because it was specifically listed in the commentary to § 4B1.2 as a “crime of violence,” is such
• distinguishing cases concerning strict liability crimes from those related to strict liability sentencing enhancements
• affirming the enhancement of a defendant’s sentence under sec. 2K2.1(a)(3) based upon possession of a machine gun despite the argument that the defendant did not know that the gun he possessed had become a machine gun by alteration

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