The Eighth Circuit has determined that a conviction for second-degree battery with a deadly weapon other than a firearm in Arkansas qualifies as a violent felony. The court rejected the petitioner's argument that the infliction of injury does necessarily require the use of violent force. Given the similarity between the definition of a violent felony and a crime of violence aggravated felony in the immigration context, this decision could have persuasive value in the immigration context.
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