Opinion ID: 695560
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Heading: Definition of Crime of Violence Under the Career Offender Guideline

Text: 4 Section 4B1.2 of the Guidelines defines crime of violence for the purposes of the career offender guideline. Under Sec. 4B1.2(1) 5 The term 'crime of violence' means any offense under federal or state law punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year that-- 6 (i) has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another, or 7 (ii) is burglary of a dwelling, arson, or extortion, involves use of explosives, or otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another. 8 Application Note 2 to Sec. 4B1.2 requires that we limit our inquiry to the conduct set forth (i.e., expressly charged) in the count of which the defendant was convicted. Application Note 2; United States v. Lee, 22 F.3d 736, 738 (7th Cir.1994). 4 9 First-degree assault is a felony in Alabama, Ala.Code Sec. 13A-6-20(b), and Rutherford received a sentence of five years of imprisonment, although he only served nine months. The offense at issue is not an offense enumerated in Sec. 4B1.2(1)(ii) or in Application Note 2. 5 Thus, we must determine whether Rutherford's offense involved the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force under Sec. 4B1.2(1)(i) or whether it presented a serious potential risk of physical injury under Sec. 4B1.2(1)(ii).