United States v. Jackson, No. 19-10627 (5th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseThe Fifth Circuit vacated defendant's conviction under 18 U.S.C. 1952(a)(2)(B) to using a facility in aid of a racketeering enterprise with intent to commit a "crime of violence," as defined by 18 U.S.C. 16. The court concluded that defendant's predicate offense of sex trafficking of children under 18 U.S.C. 1591(a)(1) and (b)(2) does not qualify as a crime of violence under section 16(a). Therefore, defendant's conviction is a result of plain error and the error, left uncorrected, would seriously affect the fairness, integrity, and public reputation of judicial proceedings.
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