1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 324 F.3d
  5. 324 F.3d 884 (2003)
 

U.S. v. ALVARENGA-SILVA

No. 02-3434.

324 F.3d 884 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. German ALVARENGA-SILVA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 3, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Porter (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., App. Sec., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mary Higgins Judge (argued), Office of the Fed. Def. Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

German Alvarenga-Silva, Cumberland, MD, Pro Se.

Before BAUER, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal asks us to decide whether a prior conviction for domestic battery qualifies as a "crime of violence" under recently amended U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2, which applies to illegal reentrants. Although the Sentencing Commission's explanation for its amendment suggests an intention to narrow the definition of crimes of violence to exclude offenses like domestic battery, the plain language of the definition compels us to conclude that domestic battery...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases