The Eighth Circuit has determined that a North Dakota conviction for aggravated assault is overbroad and divisible with respect to the definition of a crime of violence under the sentencing guidelines. The court determined that subsection (a) of the statute includes reckless driving, which is outside the definition of a crime of violence. Given the similarity between the definition of a crime of violence in the immigration context and the sentencing guidelines, this case could have persuasive value in the immigration context.

The full text of United States v. Schneider can be found here:

http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/18/09/173034P.pdf

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