United States v. Guizar-Rodriguez, No. 16-10507 (9th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseBattery committed with the use of a deadly weapon under Nevada Revised Statute 200.481(2)(e)(1) is a crime of violence as defined in 18 U.S.C. 16(a). The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for illegal reentry into the United States. The panel held that defendant's prior battery conviction under Nevada law qualified as a crime of violence and thus his initial deportation was not unlawful.
Court Description: Criminal Law. Affirming a conviction for illegal reentry into the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, the panel held that battery committed with the use of a deadly weapon under Nevada Revised Statute § 200.481(2)(e)(1) is categorically a crime of violence as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 16(a).
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