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U.S. v. DORSEY

No. 98-7335.

174 F.3d 331 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America v. William M. DORSEY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James V. Wade, Federal Public Defender, Daniel I. Siegel (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellant William M. Dorsey.

David M. Barasch, United States Attorney, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Kim Douglas Daniel (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee United States of America.

Before: GREENBERG, ALITO, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant William M. Dorsey pled guilty to three counts of bank robbery. On June 4, 1998, the district court sentenced him as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1 because of his prior convictions of aggravated and simple assault. Defendant challenges the sentence on the ground that a Pennsylvania simple assault is not a "crime of violence" for purposes of the career offender guideline.

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