The following excerpt is from USA. v. Jones, 231 F.3d 508 (9th Cir. 2000):
Section 2K2.1(a)(4)(A) states that the base offense level is 20 if "the defendant had one prior felony conviction of either a crime of violence or a controlled substance offense." U.S.S.G. S 2K2.1(a)(4)(A). A crime of violence is "any offense under federal or state law, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, that (1) has as an element the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against the person of another, or (2) . . . involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another." Id. S 4B1.2(a)(1). To determine whether a prior conviction is a crime of violence, a district court must look to the language of the statute and the conduct charged rather than the actual underlying conduct.6 United States v. Bailey, 139 F.3d 667, 668 (9th Cir. 1998).
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