United States v. Acevedo-De La Cruz, No. 15-10418 (9th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry following deportation. The district court applied a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement under USSG 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii), concluding that defendant's prior conviction under section 273.6(d) of the California Penal Code for a violation of a protective order involving an act of violence or a credible threat of violence was a categorical crime of violence. The court affirmed defendant's 46 month sentence, holding that a violation of California Penal Code 273.6(d) is a categorical crime of violence for purposes of USSG 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii).
Court Description: Criminal Law. Affirming a sentence, the panel held that a violation of a protective order involving an act of violence or credible threat of violence in violation of California Penal Code § 273.6(d) is a categorical crime of violence for purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii).
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