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· 8/16/1999

William T. Houston v. United States

Citations

  • 187 F.3d 593
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 18870
  • 1999 WL 615499

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that escape from county workhouse or jail is a violent felony because of potential risk of injury
  • holding Tennessee escape qualifies as a violent felony under now- defunct residual clause
  • escape from county workhouse or jail a violent felony because of potential risk of injury
  • same, under the mandatory Guidelines

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Judges: Wellford, Siler, Gilman

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