UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. BLAIN SALMONS, JR.
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Wilkinson, Oct. 12, 2017,
Sentencing- West Virginia’s 1961 aggravated robbery crime counted as a “crime of violence” under US Sentencing Guidelines.
Sentencing (Federal) – Sentencing Guidelines- “Crime of Violence” is defined under the guidelines as either a specified list of violent crimes or “any offense under federal or state law, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another”