Does a conviction under state law qualify as a criminal conviction under federal law?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Prince, 772 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir. 2014):

In United States v. Chandler, 743 F.3d 648, 650 (9th Cir.2014), we established that the two-step framework for determining whether a conviction under state law qualifies

[772 F.3d 1176]

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