U.S. v. TEAGUE

No. 17-1725.

884 F.3d 726 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Omarr D. TEAGUE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 8, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Reppert , James M. Cutchin , Attorneys, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas C. Gabel , Attorney, Todd M. Schultz , Attorneys, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Kanne and Rovner, Circuit Judges, and Durkin, District Judge.


Prior convictions for crimes of violence subject a defendant to a higher base offense level under the federal Sentencing Guidelines. Because the district court below erroneously concluded that the offense of second degree murder under Illinois law is not a crime of violence, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

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