Defendant's sentence for illegal reentry into the U.S. is affirmed where an attempted robbery under California law is coextensive with the same offense at common law, and therefore the California offense was a "crime of violence" under the Sentencing Guidelines.
Read US v. Saavedra-Velazquez, No. 08-10078
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted April 14, 2009
Filed August 21, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Reinhardt
Special Concurrence by Judge Reinhardt
Counsel
For Appellant:
Michael K. Powell, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Reno, NV
For Appellee:
Ronald C. Rachow, Assistant United States Attorney, Reno, NV
