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U.S. v. SERNA

No. 04-10597.

435 F.3d 1046 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Xavier SERNA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 23, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Quin Denvir, Federal Defender, Sacramento, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney; Jason Hitt, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before KOZINSKI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges, and TERRY J. HATTER, JR., District Judge.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

We consider whether possession of an assault weapon in violation of California Penal Code section 12280(b) is a "crime of violence" under the federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Facts

Serna pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). It wasn't the first time Serna had illegally possessed a firearm—he had previously pleaded guilty to violating California Penal Code ...

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