United States v. Jerrell Henderson ( 2018 )


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  •                   United States Court of Appeals
    For the Eighth Circuit
    ___________________________
    No. 17-2733
    ___________________________
    United States of America
    lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
    v.
    Jerrell Henderson
    lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
    ____________
    Appeal from United States District Court
    for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul
    ____________
    Submitted: October 15, 2018
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    [Unpublished]
    ____________
    Before SMITH, Chief Judge, LOKEN and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
    ____________
    PER CURIAM.
    Jerrell Henderson pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and
    was sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Henderson argues that the
    district court1 procedurally erred in classifying his Minnesota conviction for first-
    degree aggravated robbery2 as a “crime of violence.” See U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(1).
    “The term ‘crime of violence’ means 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 . . . .” 
    Id. This subparagraph
    is known “as the ‘force clause.’” United States
    v. Schneider, 
    905 F.3d 1088
    , 1090 (8th Cir. 2018). “Based on their nearly identical
    definitions, we construe ‘violent felony’ under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii) (the
    Armed Career Criminal Act) and ‘crime of violence’ under the Guidelines as
    interchangeable, including the corresponding force clauses and residual clauses.”
    United States v. Boose, 
    739 F.3d 1185
    , 1187 n.1 (8th Cir. 2014).
    We have held that “simple robbery in Minnesota—and as a result, first degree
    aggravated robbery—qualifies as a predicate offense under the ACCA.” United States
    v. Libby, 
    880 F.3d 1011
    , 1015–16 (8th Cir. 2018). Therefore, it follows that first-
    degree aggravated robbery in Minnesota constitutes a crime of violence under the
    Guidelines. See 
    Boose, 739 F.3d at 1187
    n.1.
    Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
    ______________________________
    1
    The Honorable John R. Tunheim, Chief Judge of the United States District
    Court for the District of Minnesota.
    2
    Minn. Stat. § 609.245, subd. 1.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 17-2733

Filed Date: 12/3/2018

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 12/3/2018