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On March 1, 2021 the Second Circuit (
Carney, Koetl)
issued a decision in
Collier v. United States, affirming the
district court s denial of Keith Collier s habeas petition
to vacate his conviction and sentence for an attempted robbery of a
federal bank in the late 1990s and for using a firearm during the
commission of a crime of violence,
i.e., during the
attempted robbery. The core issue presented was whether
attempted federal bank robbery was categorically a crime of
violence as that phrase is used in the relevant federal
On March 1, 2021 the Second Circuit (
Carney, Koetl) issued a decision in
Collier v. United States, affirming the district court’s denial of Keith Collier’s habeas petition to vacate his conviction and sentence for an attempted robbery of a federal bank in the late 1990s and for using a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence,
i.e., during the attempted robbery. The core issue presented was whether attempted federal bank robbery was categorically a “crime of violence” as that phrase is used in the relevant federal statute and Sentencing Guidelines. The application of the categorical approach in sorting out whether a myriad of state and federal crimes fall within the statutory definition of a “crime of violence” has been a major focus of federal criminal litigation over the past decade and a familiar focus of this blog.
Live Oak standoff ends with domestic violence suspect arrest
Sutter County Sheriff s Deputies arrested a Live Oak man following an hour and a half standoff that stemmed from a Domestic Violence incident.
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 10:19 AM
Updated: Jan 22, 2021 10:32 AM
Posted By: Linda Watkins-Bennett
LIVE OAK, CALIF. - Sutter County Sheriff s Deputies arrested a Live Oak man following an hour and a half standoff that stemmed from a domestic violence incident.
Sheriff s Officials say 23-year-old Matthew Kemp was a suspect in crimes that occurred on January 13th in Live Oak. They say when Deputies tried to arrest Kemp Thursday at a home on Collier Court, he ran inside. They believed he had a shotgun in the home, so the Special Enforcement Detail responded along with the Sheriff s Hostage Negotiations Team.