U.S. v. WILLINGS

No. 09-1334.

588 F.3d 56 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael David WILLINGS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 1, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles K. Stephenson on brief for appellant.

Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, and Margaret D. McGaughey, Appellate Chief, on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and LAPLANTE, District Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Michael David Willings challenges his sentence on the ground that the court below incorrectly designated him as a career offender under USSG § 4B1.1(a). Concluding, as we do, that escape from secure custody is a crime of violence within the purview of the career offender guideline, we affirm.

The facts are straightforward. On June 20, 2008, a man armed with an air pistol held up the Biddeford Savings Bank in Biddeford...

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