U.S. v. Brown, No. 09-4991-cr (2nd Cir.) (629 F.3d 290) (January 5, 2011) (Per Curiam)
In this per curiam decsion, the Court held that assaulting a correction officer, in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 53a-167c(a), satisfies the "catch-all" definition of "violent felony" in the Armed Career Criminal Act. Under Circuit law, an offense qualifies under the catch-all if it is both similar "in kind" ...
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