Second Circuit Holds that Attempted Bank Robbery is Categorically a 'Crime of Violence' | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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 o...
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