U.S. v. DOUGLAS

No. 18-1129.

907 F.3d 1 (2018)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Ishmael DOUGLAS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 12, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Hilary Billings , Portland, ME, on brief for appellant.

Benjamin M. Block , Assistant United States Attorney, and Halsey B. Frank , United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before Lynch, Stahl, and Thompson, Circuit Judges.


This direct appeal after entry of a guilty plea raises important questions under federal criminal law, particularly whether it is appropriate to use the categorical approach in determining what is a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(b).

Ishmael Douglas entered a conditional plea of guilty to charges...

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