U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v. Reynaldo Pineda-Duarte
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Chad Andrew Readler
- Filed
- July 31, 2019
- Case
- United States v. Reynaldo Pineda-Duarte
- Case status
- Decided
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CHAD A. READLER, Circuit Judge. Suppose an individual approached by a police officer for a suspected drug offense swings a shovel at the officer-but misses. Has the individual "used violence," thereby triggering the sentencing enhancement in U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(2) of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines? While the district court did apply the § 2D1.1(b)(2) enhancement,…
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