What is the maximum sentence the trial court can impose for a charge of assault?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. Valencia-Mendoza, 912 F.3d 1215 (9th Cir. 2019):
A number of years ago, we sided with the governments argument. In United States v. Rios-Beltran , 361 F.3d 1204, 1208 (9th Cir. 2004), the defendant asserted that, under Oregon law, "the maximum term of imprisonment the trial court could impose for his conviction was 90 days." We
[912 F.3d 1219]
rejected the relevance of the mandatory sentencing range under state law:
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