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§ 8.84 8. Sexual Assault

 
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Fifth Circuit

AGGRAVATED FELONY - CRIME OF VIOLENCE - THIRD DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT
United States v. Fernandez-Cusco, __ F.3d __ (5th Cir. Apr. 20, 2006) (Minnesota felony conviction for third degree sexual conduct, under Minn. Stat. 8 609.344, is not necessarily a "forcible sex offense," and therefore not categorically a crime of violence for illegal re-entry sentencing purposes).
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AGGRAVATED FELONY - CRIME OF VIOLENCE - ATTEMPTED SEXUAL BATTERY
United States v. Meraz-Enriquez, __ F.3d __, 2006 WL 515477 (5th Cir. Mar. 3, 2006) (Kansas conviction of attempted sexual battery, in violation of Kan. Stat. Ann. 21- 3518, which punishes a sexual touching of a person who is too intoxicated to be able to give consent to the touching, is not a crime of violence for illegal re-entry sentencing purposes because the offense does not require the use of force).

Ninth Circuit

AGGRAVATED FELONY " CRIME OF VIOLENCE " SEXUAL BATTERY
United States v. Espinoza-Morales, 621 F.3d 1141 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2010) (California conviction of sexual battery, in violation of Penal Code 243.4(a), unlawful sexual touching of a restrained person, did not constitute a crime of violence for illegal re-entry sentencing purposes, since the offense may be committed through duress, and without use of force).
AGGRAVATED FELONY " CRIME OF VIOLENCE " PENETRATION WITH FOREIGN OBJECT
United States v. Espinoza-Morales, 621 F.3d 1141 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2010) (California conviction for penetration with a foreign object, in violation of California Penal Code 289(a)(1), does not categorically constitute a crime of violence for illegal re-entry sentencing purposes, since the offense may be committed through duress alone, and without use of force).

 

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