U.S. v. HARPER

No. 17-5037.

875 F.3d 329 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Adarius HARPER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kevin G. Ritz , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Mary C. Jermann-Robinson , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kevin G. Ritz , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Mary C. Jermann-Robinson , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: GIBBONS, KETHLEDGE, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Under § 4B1.2(a) of the Sentencing Guidelines, a "crime of violence" involves "the use ... of physical force against the person of another." The question presented here is whether a Tennessee aggravated-assault offense that requires the defendant to be merely...

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