Can a violent felony be a crime of violence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Van Mead, 773 F.3d 429 (2nd Cir. 2014):
covered by a statute ... [need not] necessarily present a serious potential risk of injury before the offense can be deemed a violent felony, or, as it were, a crime of violence. James v. United States, 550 U.S. 192, 208, 127 S.Ct. 1586, 167 L.Ed.2d 532 (2007). Instead, the proper inquiry is whether the conduct encompassed by the elements of the offense, in the ordinary case, presents a serious potential risk of injury to another. Id.
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