U.S. v. YOUNG

No. 16-60790.

872 F.3d 742 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alton YOUNG, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Spears Bradley, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael Scott Davis , Kiger Lee Sigh , Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY and ELROD, Circuit Judges, and RODRIGUEZ, District Judge.


Alton Young appeals the district court's classification of Young as a Tier III sex offender based on his prior conviction for touching a child for lustful purposes in violation of Mississippi Code section 97-5-23. On appeal, Young argues that the district court should have applied the categorical approach in...

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