Punch and Jurists

Quintero-Salazar v. Keisler, No. 04-73128 (9th Cir.) (506 F.3d 688) (October 9, 2007) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas) by Here the Court held that California's statutory rape law, which makes it a crime to engage in intercourse with a minor who is under 16 years of age when the perpetrator is …

U.S. v. Houston, No. 02-20470 (5th Cir.) (364 F.3d 243) (March 16, 2004) (Judge Edith Brown Clement) by Here the Court held that it was “clear error” for the district court to have held that statutory rape (at least as defined by Texas) was a qualifying “crime of violence” for …