U.S. v. RILEY

No. 15-4317.

856 F.3d 326 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damien RILEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Julie Marie Reamy , JULIE M. REAMY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. David Daniel Metcalf , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Rod J. Rosenstein , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Diaz and Judge Floyd joined.


Damien Riley challenges his designation as a career offender under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, arguing that his prior conviction for Maryland robbery with a dangerous weapon does not qualify as a predicate "crime of violence." We conclude that this offense was a crime of violence under the residual clause of the career...

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