United States v. Tessmer, No. 11-1605 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of mailing a threatening communication and the district court sentenced him as a career offender under U.S.S.G. 4B1.1 on the basis that mailing a threatening communication was a crime of violence. Defendant timely appealed. The court affirmed and held that it had previously determined pursuant to prior precedent that the offense of mailing a threatening communication was a crime of violence.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. District court did not err in finding defendant was a career offender under Guidelines Sec. 4B1.1 as his conviction for mailing a threatening communication qualified as a crime of violence.
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