The following excerpt is from Untied States v. Cabrera-Perez, Case No. 11cr3248 BTM (S.D. Cal. 2011):
categorical approach and determines whether the state statutes at issue-in this case, A.R.S. 13-1203 and 13-1204-encompass offenses that are narrower than or equal to the federal definition of "crime[s] of violence." If so, a conviction under the state statutes necessarily implies that the conviction is for a crime of violence, and the inquiry is over. If, however, the state statute punishes conduct not included in the federal definition of "crime[s] of violence," the modified categorical approach permits an examination of the "record of conviction" to determine if the defendant was convicted of the generically defined crime. The "record of conviction" is limited to "the statutory definition, charging document, written plea agreement, transcript of plea colloquy, and any explicit factual finding by the [state] trial judge to which [the defendant] assented." United States v. Vidal, 504 F.3d 1072, 1086 (9th Cir. 2007) (en banc) (citation and quotation marks omitted).
A.R.S. 13-1203 provides:
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