U.S. v. HAMMOND

No. 17-4702.

912 F.3d 658 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Anthony HAMMOND, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 4, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ann Loraine Hester , FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Anthony Joseph Enright , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Anthony Martinez , Federal Public Defender, FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. R. Andrew Murray , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Keenan wrote the opinion, in which Judge Agee and Judge Richardson joined.


In this appeal, we consider whether the offense of New York first-degree robbery, in violation of New York Penal Law § 160.15, qualifies as a "crime of violence" for purposes of the United States Sentencing Guidelines § 4B1.1 "career offender" enhancement. Thomas Anthony Hammond contends that the district...

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