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U.S. v. EASON

No. 16-15413, No. 16-17796, No. 18-12848.

953 F.3d 1184 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marlon EASON, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlton Styles, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Lamot Lawson, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 24, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole D. Mariani , Aileen Cannon , Emily M. Smachetti , U.S. Attorney Service Southern District of Florida, Anita White , U.S. Attorney Service — SFL, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in 16-15413.

Valentin Rodriguez, Jr. , Valentin Rodriguez, PA, West Palm Beach, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Marlon Eason.

Aileen Cannon , Laura Thomas Rivero , Lisa Tobin Rubio , Emily M. Smachetti , U.S. Attorney Service — Southern District of Florida, Anita White , U.S. Attorney Service — SFL, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in 16-17796.

Joaquin Mendez, Jr. , Joaquin Mendez, PA, Coral Gables, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Carlton Styles.

Aileen Cannon , Emily M. Smachetti , U.S. Attorney Service — Southern District of Florida, Jason Wu , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney Service — SFL, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in 18-12848.

Andrew L. Adler , Federal Public Defender's Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Eric M. Cohen , Michael Caruso , Federal Public Defender, Christian Scott Dunham , Federal Public Defender's Office, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Jeffrey Lamot Lawson.

Before JORDAN, JILL PRYOR and WALKER, Circuit Judges.

These consolidated direct criminal appeals each present the same issue: whether a conviction for Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a "crime of violence" under the Sentencing Guidelines, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a). After careful review, and with the benefit of oral argument, we conclude that the answer is no. We therefore vacate...

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